The English Galileo

1. Harriot’s Work on Motion in Context

1. Thomas Harriot: Practical Mathematician and Pioneer of Modern Science

2. Harriot and the Challenge of Projectile Motion

3. An Introduction to Harriot’s Manuscripts on Motion

2. Major Strands of Harriot’s Work on Motion

4. Mathematical Analysis of the Motion of Fall

5. Free Fall Experiments and Their Evaluation: The “Weight” of Falling Bodies

6. Free Fall Experiments and Their Evaluation: Motion in a Medium

7. Graphical Construction of Projectile Trajectories

8. Exploration of the Inclined-Plane Conception of Projectile Motion

3. Conclusion

9. Shared Knowledge and Alternative Solutions in Harriot’s and Galileo’s Work on Motion

5. Facsimile and Transcription

10. Notes and Conventions

11. Thomas Harriot’s Notes on Projectile Motion and the Fall of Bodies

Keywords: PHILOSOPHY / General PHI000000