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Falling Bodies

Italy · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1638

Galileo Galilei1638

Leiden · Science / Physics

Publishes mathematical treatment of falling bodies later absorbed into gravitational physics.

Names involved

Galileo Galilei

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