Galileo's laws of falling bodies
- Date
1953
- Main contributors
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; O. W. Eshbach; Warren P. Everote
- Summary
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Develops the law of falling bodies and credits Galileo for his work in this area. Shows by experiment and slow motion photography that all bodies fall at the same rate of speed and uses the inclined plane to determine speed, acceleration, and distance traveled in given times. Derives the formulas S=10t(2), S=1/2at(2), and S=1/2gt(2).
- Publishers
Encyclopaedia Britanica Educational Corporation; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
- Genres
Educational; Historical
- Subjects
Galilei, Galileo, -- 1564-1642; Gravitation
- Collection
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- No Copyright - United States
- Physical Description
1 film reel (11 min.) sound,black and white/monochrome; 16 mm
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 30000136728650; Other: GR00432160; MDPI Barcode: 40000003405802; Catalog Key: 7821595; IULMIA Film Database: 30000136728650
Access Restrictions
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