Earlier philosophers, beginning with Aristotle, had concerned themselves with pinning down the causes of motion. Galileo dropped all Aristotelian talk of why things moved and focused instead on ...

Facing the Inquisition for his scientific beliefs, Galileo developed many important ideas about the science of motion, such as inertia. Isaac Newton built on many of Galileo's insights when ...

The film explores the concept of gravitation, tracing its historical understanding from ancient civilizations to modern physics. It discusses how early thinkers like the Egyptians and Greeks perceived ...

Newton’s theory of gravity and Galileo’s description of planetary motion are key components of classical physics. Isaac ...

It begins with a cartoon of a sleepy locomotive reluctant to move, transitioning into live-action footage of a steam train starting up. Various scenes illustrate Newton’s laws of motion, including a ...

They also shared an unquenchable curiosity. For Galileo, it was the motion of celestial bodies; for Hawking, the origins of the cosmos. Both dared to ask the biggest questions, reflecting a ...

The film discusses Galileo's contributions to the laws of motion and gravitation, emphasizing that all objects fall at the same rate regardless of their weight. It recounts the legend of Galileo ...