How would Aristotle interpret this observation? How would Galileo interpret it?
2007-02-12 14:33:56 · 5 answers · asked by Vy-Vy 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A bowling ball released with no forward lift with the fingers would slow down due to friction and gravitational pull. If the bowler has lifted the ball with his fingers causing it to spin faster than the released speed then the ball would increase until the maximum velocity was reached.
2007-02-12 14:46:43 · answer #1 · answered by Gene H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In general, a bowling ball slows because of friction with the floor or the wax, air resistance, gravity (if the lane is not precisely level), and especially torque.
Aristotle was a philosopher. He did write on physics, but then again, he wrote something on just about everything. His focus was on ontology, a branch of philosophy, concerned with the nature of existence of specific things. In other words, he would have been more concerned with the poetry of the nature of phenomena rather than in defining things scientifically. In fact, he had no scientific understanding of such things, which was why his works proved useless when scientists and mathematicians started to conclusively define such phenomena.
Galilieo taught the sciences of physics, mathematics, and mechanics. Not only was he familiar with these sciences, but he helped define them. This is why he was given the titles of "father of modern astronomy," as the "father of modern physics", and as the "father of science". In others words, his observations accurately determined the precise components of such phenomena.
To sum things up, the difference in interpretations would have been the difference between science and philosophy, or, if you prefer, the difference between measurable quantities and qualities versus the nature of abstract ideas.
2007-02-12 21:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by Shawn D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of a moving object decreases in proportion
to the level of resistance met from air, gravitational pull
and other matters in the immediate environment...such
as that upon which the ball doth roll.
2007-02-12 17:08:57 · answer #3 · answered by Northwest Womps 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you were looking for something about Aristotle using his idea about what reality was and Galileo would observe what was happening and measure it.
2007-02-12 15:09:11 · answer #4 · answered by anonimous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may not slow.
It depends on the input conditions of spin,either one would have taken it into consideration
2007-02-13 05:04:00 · answer #5 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋