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Why did Galileo use an incline to find out about gravity rather than just dropping stuff?
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When Galileo wanted to find out about gravity, he did, in fact, drop stuff.
He came to the conclusion that all masses fall at the same rate and hit
the ground at the same time
The purpose of his work with inclines was not to find out about gravity.
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