What Did Galileo's Law of Inertia State That Contradicted the Older

question 45

Multiple Choice

What did Galileo's law of inertia state that contradicted the older theory of dynamics?

• A)The older theory said the natural state of all bodies was at rest,but Galileo insisted that there was no natural state.
• B)Galileo said that a body in motion would eventually come to rest without any other force deflecting it.
• C)Galileo said that a body at rest would remain at rest until an agent compelled it to move.
• D)Galileo said that the motion of bodies was always uniform if viewed from a fixed reference point.
• E)The old theory was mathematical,but any new theory had to take divine will into account.

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