The Law of Falling Bodies

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gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:demonstrates gptkb:Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa_experiment
gptkbp:describes motion of objects under gravity
gptkbp:form distance fallen is proportional to the square of the time elapsed
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
circa 1604
gptkbp:historicalName challenged Aristotelian physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Law of Falling Bodies
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Newtonian_mechanics
gptkbp:relatedTo acceleration due to gravity
gptkbp:state in the absence of air resistance, all bodies fall at the same rate regardless of mass
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jill_Ciment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7