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Anon is a physicist (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] ImWaitingForRetcons@lemm.ee 54 points 5 months ago (2 children)

When air resistance is in the equation, weight can be a factor. But yes, it should’ve been checked way earlier, but it’s not surprising considering how he’s put on a pedestal.

[–] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I read somewhere that Galileo really struggled convincing his patrons go finance such experiments. Science wasn't concerned with fundamental questions about how the world works until very recently

[–] ImWaitingForRetcons@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago

That’s not necessarily true, they are definitely interested in how the world worked, they just used a very different set of assumptions and methodologies compared to what we use today.

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not like we really had the ability to create a large enough vacuum to test it until, as far as human history goes, relatively recently