How do Galileo’s views differ from those of Aristotle in the question of the conditions for the uniform movement of bodies?

Aristotle argued that for any kind of movement, including uniform, there must be a reason (force must act).

G. Galileo was sure that if the body moves uniformly, then the force may not act (the principle of inertia of motion). The scientist in this matter came closest to the conclusions made by Isaac Newton (Newton’s first law is the law of inertia.).



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