Galileo Galilei and Motion An experimental reconstruction deconstructed ing chronologically, plausibly re-creates and expounds on the sequence of experimental studies that led Galileo to discover the law of falling bodies. After studying in great depth Archimedesâ theory of floating bodies, Galileo invented equipment for novel experiments on such bodies; after that, he built many successful experimental devices, including the famous inclined plane. The book contains interesting pictures of Caffarelliâs reconstructed floating-body apparatuses and duplications of Galileoâs inclined planes, which, in Caffarelliâs view, eventually led Galileo to formulate his epochmaking theories of motion. Caffarelli often effectively employs a clever rhetorical deviceâhe uses questions as subtitles for important sections as in, for example, âWhat did Galileo see while he studied motion in water?â (page 51). However, that section, which describes what Caffarelli saw in his reconstruction and how he interpreted his observations, will lead readers to ask themselves: To what extent can we equate what we see in the modern reconstruction of a four-century-old experiment with what Galileo saw? The question is bound to arise at every turn of the bookâs pages, but the author never addresses it. That, however, is not necessarily a weakness of the book, since we
Galileo Galilei and Motion: A Reconstruction of 50 Years of Experiments and Discoveries
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Galileo Galilei and Motion An experimental reconstruction deconstructed ing chronologically, plausibly re-creates and expounds on the sequence of experimental studies that led Galileo to discover the law of falling bodies. After studying in great depth Archimedesâ theory of floating bodies, Galileo invented equipment for novel experiments on such bodies; after that, he built many successful experimental devices, including the famous inclined plane. The book contains interesting...End of preview. The entire article is 1 page. To view the full-text, please rent this article to continue.
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Galileo Galilei and Motion: A Reconstruction of 50 Years of Experiments and Discoveries
Caffarelli, Roberto Vergara; Palmieri, Paolo
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, Volume 63 (11)
American Institute of Physics – Nov 1, 2010
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