The ancient philosopher Plato posited the shapes of the building blocks of the universe. According to him, the earth was formed of cubes. Researchers now find a fundamental truth in that premise.

The ancient philosopher Plato posited the shapes of the building blocks of the universe. According to him, the earth was formed of cubes. In new research, Douglas Jerolmack of the University of ...

Plato, another Greek philosopher, had "conviction" that the Earth is round. Evidence of Earth's spherical shape was further established by Plato's student Aristotle.

A new analysis suggests rocks are likely to break into their Plato-assigned shape: cubes. The Platonic solids are 3D shapes that Plato also gave a "classical element" value.

Plato, the Greek philosopher who lived 2,500 years ago, theorised that the universe was made of five types of matter: earth, air, fire, water, and cosmos. Each of these was described with a ...

This essay is part of the series Beautiful Losers . Plato believed that he could describe the Universe using five simple shapes. These shapes, called the Platonic solids, did not originate with Plato.

Plato, the Greek philosopher who lived 2,500 years ago, theorised that the universe was made of five types of matter: earth, air, fire, water, and cosmos. Each of these was described with a particular ...

Plato, the Greek philosopher who lived 2,500 years ago, theorised that the universe was made of five types of matter: earth, air, fire, water, and cosmos. Each of these was described with a ...