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Chapter 2, Problem 39TAE(choose chapter or problem)
Copernicus postulated that Earth moves around the Sun (rather than the other way around), but he was troubled about the idea. What concepts of mechanics was he missing (concepts later introduced by Galileo and Newton) that would have eased his doubts?
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Copernicus postulated that Earth moves around the Sun (rather than the other way around), but he was troubled about the idea. What concepts of mechanics was he missing (concepts later introduced by Galileo and Newton) that would have eased his doubts?
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Galileo and Newton understood the concept of inertia. This concept states that the object will be keep moving in a straight line at constant speed unless any other force acts on that object. In case if the objects are naturally coming to rest, friction was identified as the responsible force.