Re: Reconsidering Halton Arp

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gregory L. Hansen) writes:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Thomas Bushnell, BSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >"Robert J. Kolker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> >> Considering most things fall in air, not a good experiment, assuming
> >> it was done at all.
> >
> >Why?  If Aristotle is taken to be referring to terminal velocity, it's
> >much better to check in water, since terminal velocity is more easily
> >reached.
> >
> >Thomas
> 
> And it occured to me today to wonder which he was referring to.  Was much 
> of a distinction made in Aristotle's day between velocity and 
> acceleration?

None whatsoever that I can see.

Thomas