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  2. Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems - Wikipedia

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    Without reference to Galileo's tidal theory, there would be no difference between the Copernican and Tychonic systems. Galileo fails to discuss the possibility of non-circular orbits, although Johannes Kepler had sent him a copy of his 1609 book, Astronomia nova, in which he proposes elliptical orbits—correctly calculating that of Mars. [15]

  3. Discourse on the Tides - Wikipedia

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    Galileo composed "Discourse on the Tides" while in Rome and appealing for papal acceptance of the teaching of Copernican theory. The letter is thus not just an explanation of tidal phenomenon but also a private confirmation and defense of Galileo's ideas on heliocentrism, which are discussed completely in his Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems.

  4. Two New Sciences - Wikipedia

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    The Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences (Italian: Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienze pronounced [diˈskorsi e ddimostratˈtsjoːni mateˈmaːtike inˈtorno a dˈduːe ˈnwɔːve ʃˈʃɛntse]) published in 1638 was Galileo Galilei's final book and a scientific testament covering much of his work in physics over the preceding ...

  5. Galileo (satellite navigation) - Wikipedia

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    The second batch of Galileo First Generation satellites known as "Batch-2" consists of the Galileo-FOC FM15 to Galileo-FOC FM22 satellites. Thus bringing the total to 22 FOC satellites. [ 138 ] The satellites were built by OHB, with the contribution of Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL).

  6. Action at a distance - Wikipedia

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    Galileo Galilei wrote about experimental measurements of falling and rolling objects. Johannes Kepler's laws of planetary motion summarized Tycho Brahe's astronomical observations. [2]: 132 Many experiments with electrical and magnetic materials led to new ideas about forces. These efforts set the stage for Newton's work on forces and gravity.

  7. Galileo's ship - Wikipedia

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    Galileo's ship refers to two physics experiments, a thought experiment and an actual experiment, by Galileo Galilei, the 16th- and 17th-century physicist and astronomer. The experiments were created to argue the idea of a rotating Earth as opposed to a stationary Earth around which rotated the Sun , planets, and stars.

  8. Gal (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The gal (symbol: Gal), sometimes called galileo after Galileo Galilei, is a unit of acceleration typically used in precision gravimetry. [2] [3] [4] The gal is defined as 1 centimeter per second squared (1 cm/s 2). The milligal (mGal) and microgal (μGal) are respectively one thousandth and one millionth of a gal.

  9. Enhanced Fujita scale - Wikipedia

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    The National Weather Service's arrow showing the EF scale. This includes a description word for each level of the scale. The Enhanced Fujita scale (abbreviated as EF-Scale) is a scale that rates tornado intensity based on the severity of the damage they cause.