Galileo And Relativity - But More About Inclined Planes And Fun Simulations.
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 15:50
in Psychology & Sociology
Talking about relativity one should not forget Galileo's great contributions to - or perhaps in fact foundations of - physics. But more fun are Galileos researches on falling bodies and motion of projectiles, all mainly carried out by either real or Gedanken-experiments, the historians are not quite sure there. But these Galileo experiments have been realized later and are both on YouTube and in Italian museums. Here is a schematic picture, the rolling ball will produce regular bell sounds. read more