they Both researched that the earth was round
His telescope
No, Aristotle did
Galileo challenged Aristotle's belief that heavier objects fell faster than lighter ones.
Aristotle and Galileo Galilie
Aristotle (384-322 BC), Copernicus (1473-1543), Galileo (1564-1642), Newton (1642-1727), Einstein (1879-1955)
Galileo got it right. But he had built a telescope so he had an advantage.
They all died a long time ago
Galileo had created that theory and had questioned Aristotle
aristotle, copernicus, galileo
af Example: a hammer falls faster than a feather Galileo: Proved that an objects mass has no effect on its rate of acceleration as it falls. What causes things to fall at different rates here on earth is air resistance. Aristotle: Believed that heavier objects fall faster than lighter object af Example: a hammer falls faster than a feather Galileo: Proved that an objects mass has no effect on its rate of acceleration as it falls. What causes things to fall at different rates here on earth is air resistance. Aristotle: Believed that heavier objects fall faster than lighter object
Galileo
Aristotle came first, followed by Ptolemy, then Copernicus and Galileo. Other important players in the story after them were Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton.