Question

disscis the galileo experment

Answer 1

According to the traditional account, to refute the Aristotelian notion that heavier objects fall faster than light ones, Galileo performed an experiment from the top of the leaning tower of Pisa. He dropped two spheres of different weight and observed that both hit the ground at the same time.

Answer 2

Galileo Experiment
It seemed to him that -- with no air resistance -- a body should fall at a speed proportional to its density. He decided to test this modified Aristotelian view by making anexperiment. There was no tradition of describing experimental research inGalileo's day. Controlled experimentswere almost unknown.