Quote: Galileo investigated the natural acceleration of heavy things and determined its essentials; agrees with physical experiment

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But since nature does employ a certain kind … might be sure that the definition of accelerated … at length, after continual agitation of mind, we … successively demonstrated by us correspond to, and are … [naturalia experimenta] show forth to the senses. Further, it is as though … of the custom and procedure of nature herself … and easiest means. And indeed, no one of … that which fish and birds employ by natural …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: nature employs the first, simplest, and easiest means; e.g., fish and birds use the simplest, easiest means to swim and fly

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