Not like we really had the ability to create a large enough vacuum to test it until, as far as human history goes, relatively recently
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ImWaitingForRetcons@lemm.ee 5 months ago
When air resistance is in the equation, weight can be a factor. But yes, it should’ve been checked way earlier, but it’s not surprising considering how he’s put on a pedestal.
Daxtron2@startrek.website 5 months ago
Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 5 months ago
I read somewhere that Galileo really struggled convincing his patrons go finance such experiments. Science wasn't concerned with fundamental questions about how the world works until very recently
ImWaitingForRetcons@lemm.ee 5 months ago
That’s not necessarily true, they are definitely interested in how the world worked, they just used a very different set of assumptions and methodologies compared to what we use today.