'They were seen to fall evenly', c1918. Artist: Unknown.
/2623568.jpg "'They were seen to fall evenly', c1918. Artist: Unknown.")
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'They were seen to fall evenly', c1918. In 1589 the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) dropped two balls of different masses from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to demonstrate that their time of descent was independent of their mass. From Story-Lives of Great Scientists, by F. J. Rowbotham [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd., London, c1918]
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- Unknown, attributed to: :
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- Galileo Galilei: Italian: Astronomer, author, physicist
People Related
- Frances Jameson Rowbotham: British: Author, writer
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4200x6104
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- 0580035579
- 2-623-568
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