物理学史上最美的十个实验第二名Galileo'sexperimentonfallingobjects伽利略的自由落体实验Inthelate1500's,everyoneknewthatheavyobjectsfallfasterthanlighterones
Afterall,Aristotlehadsaidso
ThatanancientGreekscholarstillheldsuchswaywasasignofhowfarsciencehaddeclinedduringthedarkages
GalileoGalilei,whoheldachairinmathematicsattheUniversityofPisa,wasimpudentenoughtoquestionthecommonknowledge
Thestoryhasbecomepartofthefolkloreofscience:heisreputedtohavedroppedtwodifferentweightsfromthetown'sLeaningTowershowingthattheylandedatthesametime
HischallengestoAristotlemayhavecostGalileohisjob,buthehaddemonstratedtheimportanceoftakingnature,nothumanauthority,asthefinalarbiterinmattersofscience
在16世纪末,人人都认为重量大的物体比重量小的物体下落得快,因为伟大的亚里士多德已经这么说了
伽利略,当时在比萨大学数学系任职,他大胆地向公众的观点挑战
著名的比萨斜塔实验已经成为科学中的一个故事:他从斜塔上同时扔下一轻一重的物体,让大家看到两个物体同时落地
伽利略挑战亚里士多德的