The invisible being that created the push or pull of an object has been a law of science since the early ages. The first scientists to study this entity was Ancient Greek scientists Archimedes. His theory is now referred to as Archimedes 's principle, or the law of fluid mechanics. It implies that there is force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces. He hypothesized this theory while in the bath. Unfortunately his theory only covered fluid mechanics and didn’t elaborate completely on force. However he was one of the first scientists to discover buoyancy and the displacement of fluids. By 17th century Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei
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There are two main fractions of Force, each with their own subdivisions. The first division is Contracted forces which are forces that are a result of two interacting objects and are physically contacting each other. There are five types of contracted force; frictional force, tension, force, air resistance force, applied, force, and spring force. Frictional force occurs when two parallel object’s surfaces come into contact with one and another heading in a perpendicular direction. In english this means when two surfaces come in contact with one and other they create a friction. An example of this would be the movement of furniture. When you push a table across the floor, the surface of the table and floor are creating friction through your applied force. After is tension force, a force that passes through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is being pulled tight by forces acting from other ends. Tension force is commonly found in circuses, tight rope walkers apply a force to the rope which causes the opposite end of the rope to tighten. Next contract force is air resistance force otherwise known as drag force. It is a type of frictional force that acts upon objects as they travel through the air. A common example of this would be the sail of a sail boat. When the wind meets the sail,it resists the direction thus causing air resistance which in turn pushes the boat forward. Last of the contracted forces is Spring Force. Spring Force is force applied by a stretched spring upon any object that is
There are two main fractions of Force, each with their own subdivisions. The first division is Contracted forces which are forces that are a result of two interacting objects and are physically contacting each other. There are five types of contracted force; frictional force, tension, force, air resistance force, applied, force, and spring force. Frictional force occurs when two parallel object’s surfaces come into contact with one and another heading in a perpendicular direction. In english this means when two surfaces come in contact with one and other they create a friction. An example of this would be the movement of furniture. When you push a table across the floor, the surface of the table and floor are creating friction through your applied force. After is tension force, a force that passes through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is being pulled tight by forces acting from other ends. Tension force is commonly found in circuses, tight rope walkers apply a force to the rope which causes the opposite end of the rope to tighten. Next contract force is air resistance force otherwise known as drag force. It is a type of frictional force that acts upon objects as they travel through the air. A common example of this would be the sail of a sail boat. When the wind meets the sail,it resists the direction thus causing air resistance which in turn pushes the boat forward. Last of the contracted forces is Spring Force. Spring Force is force applied by a stretched spring upon any object that is