Author of the scientific poem On the Nature of Things. Considerable influence on the Augustan poets, particularly Virgil and Horace. Rediscovered in 1417 and played an important rol...
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Author of the scientific poem On the Nature of Things. Considerable influence on the Augustan poets, particularly Virgil and Horace. Rediscovered in 1417 and played an important role in the development of atomism and Enlightenment-era Christian humanism. Noted for his description of Brownian motion as proof of the existence of atoms.