Book Title: Jain Philosophy and Modern Science
Author(s): Nagrajmuni
Publisher: Anuvrat Samiti

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________________ THEORY OF ATOM 109 mology nor ever considered it necessary to do so They go round and round about their own dogmatic belief that in ancient times there was no development of cosmology We are sure that if efforts are made, with an impartial mind, in the direction of studying the ancient Jain Cosmology and make necessary researches in the subject, this dogmatic belief will indeed undergo a basic transformation Jam micro-cosmology indeed appears to be complete and comprehensive The principles, enunciated in it thousands of years ago, seem modern even today New theories have been established in the place of old ones In future, the possibility of more new theories ieplacing the old ones is even greater still The book 'Atom and Universe' was recently (in 1956) published from London Its authors are wellknow authorities on modern physics GO Jones, J. Rotblat and C J Whutrow discussing the elementary particles found inside the atom they write (page 49) "We have gone a long way from the simple picture of universe which required only three particles (electron, proton and neution) to build up all matter. At the moment at least sixteen elementary particles are known and the existence of as many again is possible The great multiplicity of these particles is highly unsatisfactory and raises the question of what we really mean by an elementary particle. Originally the name was applied to the four elements. fire, earth, air and water. Later it was thought that

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