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Galileo Galilei

In: Von Eratosthenes bis Einstein

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Zusammenfassung Galilei, geboren in Pisa, brach sein Medizinstudium zugunsten der Mathematik ab, fiel durch viel beachtete Vorträge in Florenz auf, wurde zunächst Professor in Pisa, dann in Padua, wo er seine Fallexperimente aufnahm, um den Zusammenhang zwischen Weg s und Zeit t bei abrollenden Kugeln zu untersuchen. Dabei vermutete er zuerst v ~ s, was nicht zum Ziel führte, danach v ~ t und kam schließlich zu s ~ t2. Dies verifizierte er durch seine sorgfältig durchgeführten Fallrinnenversuche. Dabei falsifizierte er das aristotelische Prinzip, wonach schwere Körper schneller fallen als leichte. Denn er ließ eine Gold- und eine Bleikugel in Quecksilber, Wasser und zuletzt in der Luft frei fallen und kam zu dem Schluss, dass die beiden Körper gleich schnell fallen, wenn man den Luftwiderstand aufhebt. Bei seinen Experimenten musste er einem grundsätzlichen Vorurteil vieler Gelehrten, Experimente seien ein störender Eingriff in die Natur, entgegentreten.

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  • Michael Bürker, 2024. "Galileo Galilei," Springer Books, in: Von Eratosthenes bis Einstein, chapter 9, pages 83-87, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-658-44024-4_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-44024-4_9
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