PHYS 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Net Force, Hockey Puck, Embroidery Hoop
18 Aug 2016
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Believed that the natural state of an object was at rest (he was wrong) Imprisoned for believing different than the government teachings of the church (church was wrong, and galileo was right) Invented the first useful telescope in 1609, and therefore discovered that the earth is not the center of the universe. He performed the first experimental studies of motion. Made the first detailed measurements of the motion of a plant. Derived the laws of planetary motion using the data of brahe. One of the greatest scientific books ever written the principia. Scientific progress: brahe -- galileo -- newton: principle of inertia. Example of the marble and the piece of paper (pulling a table cloth out from under dishes) Example of the car sitting on air. Example of embroidery hoop, milk bottle, and pen. Example of wine glasses and wood with pins.
