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It was first demonstrated by Galileo that objects fall toward the Earth with a constant acceleration, regardless of their size. He did this by means of experiments using various objects which were rolled down inclined planes. He did not, contrary to popular legend, drop various objects off the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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Who proved that objects of a different mass fall at the same rate by dropping two cannonballs of different masses from the top of the leaning tower of pizza?

Galileo Galilei proved that objects of different masses fall at the same rate by dropping two cannonballs of different masses from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. This experiment demonstrated the concept of acceleration due to gravity being constant for all objects regardless of their mass.


Who proved that acceleration due to gravity is constant?

Aristotle didn't use the word "acceleration," but he did state (incorrectly) that heavier bodies fell faster to the surface of the Earth than did lighter bodies. The poet-philosopher Lucretius MAY have reached a different conclusion, but certainly did no experiments. Writings prior to Galileo Galilei state that Aristotle had been shown to be wrong, but give no details. Dutch scientist Simon Stevin did actual experiments in 1586 with dropped balls and proved conclusively that Aristotle was wrong. However, he also did not use the word "acceleration." Galileo did a mathematical description of balls rolling down a plane, and showed that such bodies experienced constant acceleration. He then speculated that objects falling straight down would do the same. There is no credible evidence that he did any experiments on such objects, as he did not have the instruments to accurately measure their rate of falling.


Without air resistance all objects regardless of their size and mass exp erience the same acceleration of gravity is it true or false?

True. In the absence of air resistance, all objects near the surface of the Earth experience the same acceleration due to gravity, which is approximately 9.81 m/s^2. This means that regardless of an object's size or mass, they will fall at the same rate in a vacuum.


Who proved that all objects fall to earth at the same speed?

Galileo Galilei is credited with the famous experiment of dropping objects of different masses from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, demonstrating that they all fall at the same acceleration due to gravity. This experiment helped establish the theory of uniform acceleration and paved the way for Isaac Newton's laws of motion.


Why does gravity pull things down fast if it has more weight?

You're describing a behavior that Galileo proved false 500 years ago. Gravity does not pull heavier things down faster.If you can eliminate the effects of air resistance, then anything you drop from the same height hits the ground at the same time, whether you drop a feather, a baseball, or a brick.

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Who proved that objects of a different mass fall at the same rate by dropping two cannonballs of different masses from the top of the leaning tower of pizza?

Galileo Galilei proved that objects of different masses fall at the same rate by dropping two cannonballs of different masses from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. This experiment demonstrated the concept of acceleration due to gravity being constant for all objects regardless of their mass.


Who proved that acceleration due to gravity is constant?

Aristotle didn't use the word "acceleration," but he did state (incorrectly) that heavier bodies fell faster to the surface of the Earth than did lighter bodies. The poet-philosopher Lucretius MAY have reached a different conclusion, but certainly did no experiments. Writings prior to Galileo Galilei state that Aristotle had been shown to be wrong, but give no details. Dutch scientist Simon Stevin did actual experiments in 1586 with dropped balls and proved conclusively that Aristotle was wrong. However, he also did not use the word "acceleration." Galileo did a mathematical description of balls rolling down a plane, and showed that such bodies experienced constant acceleration. He then speculated that objects falling straight down would do the same. There is no credible evidence that he did any experiments on such objects, as he did not have the instruments to accurately measure their rate of falling.


Without air resistance all objects regardless of their size and mass exp erience the same acceleration of gravity is it true or false?

True. In the absence of air resistance, all objects near the surface of the Earth experience the same acceleration due to gravity, which is approximately 9.81 m/s^2. This means that regardless of an object's size or mass, they will fall at the same rate in a vacuum.


Who proved that all objects fall to earth at the same speed?

Galileo Galilei is credited with the famous experiment of dropping objects of different masses from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, demonstrating that they all fall at the same acceleration due to gravity. This experiment helped establish the theory of uniform acceleration and paved the way for Isaac Newton's laws of motion.


Is the total volume of cloud around the Earth constant?

Yes, but cannot be proved


Why does gravity pull things down fast if it has more weight?

You're describing a behavior that Galileo proved false 500 years ago. Gravity does not pull heavier things down faster.If you can eliminate the effects of air resistance, then anything you drop from the same height hits the ground at the same time, whether you drop a feather, a baseball, or a brick.


How was the cosmoligical constant proved wrong by Hubble?

Hubble's discovery of the expanding universe in the 1920s provided evidence against the static universe model favored at the time, which relied on a cosmological constant to maintain stability. By observing that galaxies were moving away from each other and the universe was expanding, Hubble's findings contradicted the need for a cosmological constant to explain a static cosmos.


What idea of Aristotle's was later proved incorrect?

Aristotle stated that a falling object accelerated in accordance with its mass, again Aristotle was provedwrong.


Who dropped weigts from the top of a tower to prove that ghravity affects everything equally?

Galileo Galilei is reported (see addendum) to have dropped a ten-pound weight and a one-pound weight off the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and proved that both fall at the same speed. Of course, a more general principle was being demonstrated, the fact that objects of any weight fall at the same speed (with the same acceleration, actually). Does this experiment fit the bill? Does it, in fact, prove that objects of any weight fall with the same speed or acceleration?


What teddy stallard prove at the end?

He proved that one should not be treated differently from other regardless of how they appear. All should be treated fairly and no different.


What is the name of the scientist who proved that gravity causes falling objects to accelerate constantly no matter what the mass of the object may be?

Galileo Galilei


Conflicting ideas of Galileo and Aristotle about motion?

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