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-The Greek Philosopher |
Aristotle |
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What year was Aristotle born?and where? |
384 B.C. Macedonia ,Greece |
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When and where did he completed his education? |
20 years in Athens |
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To whom did he became a tutor? |
-Alexander the great |
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What did he found? |
Lyceum |
It is a school of center and research |
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His writings were focused on: |
Logic Philosophy Theology Physics Astronomy Biology Psychology Politics Literature |
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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. |
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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 |
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Where do objects fall faster?according to Aristotle?air or water? |
Air |
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Objects sometimes move away from their natural place |
Violent motion |
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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. |
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Limitations of Aristotle's theory: |
-no lab room -no reagent -no apparatus -no experiment |
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What kind of method of Aristotle's theory ? |
Qualitative method of observation |
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Where and when was Galileo Galilei born? |
Pisa,Italy in 1564 |
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Where did Galileo study as medical student? |
University of Pisa |
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Where did the pendulum originated? |
Chandelier |
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Who suggested Aristotle's theory of motion should be tested by an experiment? |
Galileo |
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What kind of method is Galileo's theory? |
-quantitative method of finding |
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