While the story of dropping weights off the Leaning Tower of Pisa might be apocryphal, his experiments with rolling balls down inclined planes proved that all objects fall at the same rate, regardless of mass. 3. The Telescope: A New Eye on the Sky
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"And yet it moves": Tradition says he whispered this phrase ( E pur si muove ) after being forced to say the Earth stood still. 5. Legacy: The Scientific Method While the story of dropping weights off the
Though he started as a medical student, he quickly pivoted to mathematics, physics, and philosophy. Early Inventions: Created the thermoscope (forerunner to the thermometer) and a hydrostatic balance for measuring density. Slide 3: The Revolutionary Telescope Refinement, Not Invention: Slide 3: The Revolutionary Telescope Refinement