FAQ About Galileo Galilei

Galileo challenged several of Aristotle's theories, particularly those related to motion and gravity. He famously disproved the notion that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones through his experiments, likely including the legendary but debated dropping of spheres from the Leaning Tower of Pisa. His observations and studies showed that the speed of falling objects is independent of their mass, laying the groundwork for Newton's laws of motion.