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TIL Aristotle hypothesized that nature contains no vacuums because the denser surrounding material continuum would immediately fill the rarity of an incipient void. The hypothesis was termed horro... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/electroctopus on 2024-12-27 08:48:44.

Original Title: TIL Aristotle hypothesized that nature contains no vacuums because the denser surrounding material continuum would immediately fill the rarity of an incipient void. The hypothesis was termed horror vacui (Latin: horror of the vacuum) or plenism— commonly stated as "nature abhors a vacuum".

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