Physics Journals
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Galileo Galilei: Sixteenth-Century “New Scientist”
1. In your own words explain why Albert Einstein considered Galileo to be the “father of modern science” Albert Einstein considered Galileo to be the father of modern science because of how many of Galileo’s discoveries have become the basis of today’s science.
2. Why did Galileo choose to use a ramp to perform his acceleration experiment? Technology during Galileo’s time was still quite primitive. His experiment which required him to drop objects from the leaning tower of Piza, would’ve have been very inaccurate. Therefore in an attempt to acquire accurate results, Galileo simplified his experiment by using a ramp.
3. Conduct research to explore other scientific discoveries made by Galileo. Provide one example. Galileo discovered the concept of inertia. He proposed that objects in motion did not come to a stop because of a non-existent force, but because of a force between a surface and an object. This concept would later help further develop Newton’s Laws of Motion.
4. List three other scientific theories that have recently challenged scientific thoughts The Big Bang Theory, Copernican system and the Black Hole Theory are all theories and scientific thoughts that have been recently challenged
5. Conduct research into how authorities in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries responded to Galileo’s experiments and published works. Provide one example. Galileo once wrote a book about how the earth was moving around the sun. At this time this was considered wrong. Authorities were outraged and put Galileo on trial as a suspect of heresy. In court, Galileo was forced to state that all of his findings were wrong which sentenced him to a house arrest for the rest of his life.
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Galileo, Newton, and Hawking
2. Describe, using an example, how Newton’s law of motion have affected your own life. Newton’s first law of motion has definitely affected my own life. For example, Newton’s first law of
Galileo Galilei: Sixteenth-Century “New Scientist”
1. In your own words explain why Albert Einstein considered Galileo to be the “father of modern science” Albert Einstein considered Galileo to be the father of modern science because of how many of Galileo’s discoveries have become the basis of today’s science.
2. Why did Galileo choose to use a ramp to perform his acceleration experiment? Technology during Galileo’s time was still quite primitive. His experiment which required him to drop objects from the leaning tower of Piza, would’ve have been very inaccurate. Therefore in an attempt to acquire accurate results, Galileo simplified his experiment by using a ramp.
3. Conduct research to explore other scientific discoveries made by Galileo. Provide one example. Galileo discovered the concept of inertia. He proposed that objects in motion did not come to a stop because of a non-existent force, but because of a force between a surface and an object. This concept would later help further develop Newton’s Laws of Motion.
4. List three other scientific theories that have recently challenged scientific thoughts The Big Bang Theory, Copernican system and the Black Hole Theory are all theories and scientific thoughts that have been recently challenged
5. Conduct research into how authorities in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries responded to Galileo’s experiments and published works. Provide one example. Galileo once wrote a book about how the earth was moving around the sun. At this time this was considered wrong. Authorities were outraged and put Galileo on trial as a suspect of heresy. In court, Galileo was forced to state that all of his findings were wrong which sentenced him to a house arrest for the rest of his life.
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Galileo, Newton, and Hawking
2. Describe, using an example, how Newton’s law of motion have affected your own life. Newton’s first law of motion has definitely affected my own life. For example, Newton’s first law of