Galileo’s Experiments with
Pendulums: Then and Now
Palmieri, Paolo (2007) Galileo’s Experiments with
Pendulums: Then and Now. In [2007] &HPS1: Integrated History and Philosophy of Science 1.
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Abstract
To explore Galileo’s innovative methodology, I have repeated most of his path-breaking experiments with pendulums; I have investigated the robustness of pendulum effects, otherwise difficult to capture, with computer simulations; and I have repeated crucial calculations done by Galileo. In this paper, I will relate the discoveries that I made, and emphasize their significance for our understanding of Galileo’s innovative methodology.
| Keywords: | Galileo, experiments, pendulum, models |
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| Subjects: | General Issues: Experimentation |
| Conferences and Volumes: | [2007] &HPS1: Integrated History and Philosophy of Science 1 |
| ID Code: | 3549 |
| Deposited By: | Palmieri, Paolo |
| Deposited On: | 26 September 2007 |