Before revision: The term 'elements' (stoicheia) was first used by Greek philosopher Plato in about 360BC in his dialog Timaeus, which includes a discussion of the composition of inorganic and organic bodies and is a speculative treatise on chemistry.
After revision: The term 'elements' (stoicheia) was first used by Greek philosopher Plato about 360BC in his dialog Timaeus, which includes a discussion of the composition of inorganic and organic bodies and is a speculative treatise on chemistry.