Introduction

Scientific understanding of gravity, and its effects, has changed substantially over time. Prior to the late 17th century, people believed that matter was seeking its rightful place in the universe. The ancients believed that the center of the universe must be the Earth, therefore, the denser the object, or matter, it would fall; the lighter the matter, the more it would rise. This is what they believed to be the natural order of things. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle believed that the bigger and object, the faster it would fall to the ground. Several centuries later, a man named Galileo proved that items fell at the same rate, regardless of mass. Galileo discovered the rate of acceleration. These two thinkers from …show more content…
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