Article ID: CBB000081568

Galileo and the indispensability of scientific thought experiment (1998)

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Description Examines Galileo's thought experiment by which he is said to have refuted the Aristotelian theory that heavier bodies fall faster than lighter ones.


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Authors & Contributors
Drake, Stillman
Yokoyama, Masahiko
Vilain, Christiane
Teichmann, Jürgen
Steinle, Friedrich
Snelders, Henricus Adrianus Marie
Concepts
Mechanics
Gravitation
Physics
Mathematical models
Historiography
Dynamics
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
16th century
Places
Italy
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