If you drop a light object and a heavy object from a tower, which one reaches the ground first? As you may recall from high school physics, this is a trick question. Neglecting air resistance, they ...

Q: Why, when I drop two bobsleds of unequal weights off the Leaning Tower of Pisa, do they hit the ground at the same time, but when I put them both at the top of a bobsled track, the heavier one gets ...

The legend of Galileo's 'leaning tower' experiment holds lessons for how we tell the histories of science, says Phil Ball. Philip Ball It was one of the most beautiful experiments of all time.

A look at Galileo Galilei's most notable innovations, discoveries and observations in the field of astronomy, physics and other disciplines on the noted Italian physicist, mathematician, engineer, ...

MORE than 400 years after Galileo reputedly dropped two cannonballs from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, French scientists are planning to recreate the experiment in space—and hoping to prove him wrong.

1. Galileo's balls Contrary to what your teachers told you, Galileo Galilei likely did not drop balls from the Tower of Pisa; he conducted the gravity experiment in the laboratory of his mind. His ...

This past weekend marked the 450 th anniversary of Galileo's birth. In articles celebrating his contributions to science, Clara Moskowitz at Scientific American wonders what he'd make of contemporary ...

Experiments 1 and 2 dealt with ones that Galileo could have done and with a couple of thought experiments. This section deals with an experiment similar to one we know Galileo conducted. Trying to ...

IT is generally believed that Galileo, as a young lecturer on mathematics and physics at the University of Pisa, gradually became convinced of the untrustworthiness of many of the statements which ...

Q: Why, when I drop two bobsleds of unequal weights off the Leaning Tower of Pisa, do they hit the ground at the same time, but when I put them both at the top of a bobsled track, the heavier one gets ...