Galileo's Hypothesis? (Physics) (1 Viewer)

[SaraJayne]

Hellooo!

I have to write up an EEI for Physics and i was just wondering what was Galileo's Hypothesis? I really dont understand. Would some of you maybe be able to help me out a little? Xxx

 

[iBibah]

"Galileo's hypothesis" usually refers to his idea that a falling body will fall with uniform acceleration, in the absence of friction, or where friction is negligible. He also expressed a proportionality between the distance of fall and elapsed time squared.

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[SaraJayne]

Cool beans! Thank you! That really helps!