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Feather and guinea experiment
Galileo was the first to assert that all bodies at rest fall at the same velocity, regardless of their material, weight, and volume. Experiments showed, however, that heavier bodies reached the ground far sooner than lighter ones.Galileo argued that such an anomaly was due to the resistance of air and [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mechanics
- Pneumatics
- Mechanics
Type of item
- Multimedia
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mechanics
- Pneumatics
- Mechanics
Type of item
- Multimedia
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 2010
- 2010
Identifier
- urn:imss:multimedia:500089
Extent
- 72 sec.
Format
- video/flv
Language
- eng
- ita
Is referenced by
- http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/itineraries/itinerary/MathematicsAndPhysicsTuscany.html
Year
- 2010
Providing country
- Italy