Galileo’s law of falling bodies ?

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The discussion revolves around Galileo's law of falling bodies, specifically focusing on the mathematics involved in deriving this law and the historical context of its formulation. Participants express interest in both the mathematical derivation and the original writings of Galileo.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Historical

Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks to understand the mathematical derivation of Galileo's law of falling bodies.
  • Another participant provides links to resources that may assist in understanding the topic.
  • A participant expresses interest in finding Galileo's original paper titled "falling bodies."
  • There is a suggestion to look for the paper in university libraries or in a specific book that compiles works from notable physicists.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the interest in Galileo's original work and the mathematical aspects of his law, but there is no consensus on the specific resources or methods for accessing the original paper.

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Participants mention various resources and suggest locations for finding historical documents, but there is no detailed discussion on the mathematical principles themselves or the specific content of Galileo's findings.

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Readers interested in the history of physics, the development of classical mechanics, or those looking for primary sources in scientific literature may find this discussion relevant.

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Galileo’s law of falling bodies ??

hi everybody,


I want to know about the mathematics of deriving this laws. or in another word I want to know how did he find it..

Ali
 
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Maybe these help:

http://employees.csbsju.edu/cgearhart/Courses/Honors210/Labs/GALPLANE.pdf
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~physics/labs/p1/lab1.pdf
http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/gradconf/2003gradconf/Selected_papers(PROGRAM2)/thought_expirements.pdf

You could try to fing Galileos original paper called "falling bodies". I found it fascinating to read, especially knowing it was written hundreds of years ago.
 
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thanks a lot da willem

but where can I find this paper "falling bodies" ?
 
Maybe you can find it in a (university-)library. I read it in abook called 'The world of physics' a collection of papers from famous physicists.
 

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