James Clerk Maxwell conducted some of the first documented studies of free-falling objects during the mid-1800s, when the physicist analyzed the tumbling motion of a freely falling plate. But much ...
Source: NOVA: "Galileo's Battle for the Heavens" This resource was adapted from NOVA: "Galileo's Battle for the Heavens." Galileo thought a great deal about the motion of falling objects. Specifically ...
Our motion perception is remarkably well tuned to detect small changes in speed and direction. For example, soccer goalkeepers need to precisely judge the speed, direction, and curvature of an ...
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