Physics 1
Dynamics Notes
Galileo's Views on Motion

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Galileo Galilei

Links to other Galileo References:

• The Galileo Project is an excellent resource on the life and times of Galileo.
• Galileo: The Telescope & the Laws of Dynamics is also very extensive and well done.
• Galileo and Inertia - well done, with animations.
• Institute & Museum of the History of Science in Florence, Italy - Lots of cool stuff including a virtual tour (requires QuickTime) of the Galileo exhibit.
  • Galileo's Finger - preserved at the Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence, Italy. Yes, it's his actual finger, and yes, it is gross!
• The Physics of Aristotle vs. the Physics of Galileo