Galileo's law of falling bodies
GPTKB entity
Statements (13)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
objects in a uniform gravitational field
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| gptkbp:contradicted |
gptkb:Aristotelian_physics
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| gptkbp:demonstrates |
gptkb:Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa_experiment
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| gptkbp:form |
distance fallen is proportional to the square of the elapsed time (s ∝ t^2)
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
circa 1590 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Galileo's law of falling bodies
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| gptkbp:ignores |
air resistance
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Newton's_laws_of_motion
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| gptkbp:state |
In the absence of air resistance, all bodies fall at the same rate regardless of mass
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:mean_speed_theorem
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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