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-The Greek Philosopher

Aristotle

What year was Aristotle born?and where?

384 B.C. Macedonia ,Greece

When and where did he completed his education?

20 years in Athens

To whom did he became a tutor?

-Alexander the great

What did he found?

Lyceum

It is a school of center and research

His writings were focused on:

Logic


Philosophy


Theology


Physics


Astronomy


Biology


Psychology


Politics


Literature

Why do heavy objects fall faster than lighter ones?

Aristotle.because the increase of the rate of motion is proportional to the weight of the object.

Why is the fall of a heavy object toward the center of the earth a natural motion?

Aristotle.because the object is just returning to its natural place

Where do objects fall faster?according to Aristotle?air or water?

Air

Objects sometimes move away from their natural place

Violent motion

Why did Aristotle's theory survived for 200 years?

-His theory was consistent with commonsense.


- No other theories about motion were available during that time


-the quantitative method of observation to prove the validity of his theory was not yet developed.

Limitations of Aristotle's theory:

-no lab room


-no reagent


-no apparatus


-no experiment

What kind of method of Aristotle's theory ?

Qualitative method of observation

Where and when was Galileo Galilei born?

Pisa,Italy in 1564

Where did Galileo study as medical student?

University of Pisa

Where did the pendulum originated?

Chandelier

Who suggested Aristotle's theory of motion should be tested by an experiment?

Galileo

What kind of method is Galileo's theory?

-quantitative method of finding