The Democritus University of Thrace is a university in Komotini, Greece which opened in 1973. A professor giving a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... Komotini (or Komotene Greek: Κομοτήνη) is the current capital of the Greek department of Thrace, located in the north-east of Greece, Rodopi Prefecture. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...
Democritus was a student of Leucippus and co-originator of the belief that all matter is made up of various imperishable indivisible (or perhaps undivided) elements which he called "atomos", from which we get the English word atom.
Democritus was among the first to observe that a cone or pyramid has one-third the volume of a cylinder or prism respectively with the same base and height.
Democritus was also the first philosopher we know who realized that the celestial body we perceive as the Milky Way is formed from the light of distant stars.
The eastern part of Thrace, east of the river Evros is the European part of Turkey, and the area to the north, in Bulgaria, is referred to as Northern Thrace.
Western Thrace is divided into the three prefectures of Xanthi, Rodhopi and Evros, which together with the two Macedonian prefectures of Drama and Kavala form the Periphery of East Macedonia and Thrace.
Western Thrace is bordered by Bulgaria to the north, Turkey to the east, the Aegean Sea to the south and the prefectures of Drama and Kavala to the west.
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