Galileo’s thought experiment

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1. What is the incredible thing that Galileo tried to explain that much evidence seemed to suggest was not true?

2. In his thought experiment the horse represented what?

3. What happened to the ball that was dropped from the moving horse?

4. When the horse and the ball shared the same motion it appeared that the motion ________

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