Which Greek philosopher suggested that the material world was composed of four basic elements – air, water, fire and earth?
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Plato seems to have been the first to use the term "element , stoiceion" in reference to air, fire, earth, and water. The world was composed of four basic elements – air, water, fire and earth. This theory was suggested around 450 BC, and it was later supported and added to by Aristotle.
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