Galileo defied Aristotle with tower drop experiment
Historic doubters scoffed as Galileo challenged the theory that heavy objects fall faster. He dropped a half-pound weight and a 100-pound cannonball from Pisa, and both landed together, while scholars rushed to cite Aristotle to prove him wrong.
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