In his Two New Sciences Galileo Galilei deals with the strength of objects, discussing how it changes with size. Our daily life offers many examples of effects due to change of dimensions and sometimes the consequences are unintuitive. This subject is really interesting for secondary school students and it can be presented through simple demonstrations.

Scaling laws in Galileo: an educational proposal / S Straulino. - In: PHYSICS EDUCATION. - ISSN 0031-9120. - STAMPA. - 46:(2011), pp. 206-210. [10.1088/0031-9120/46/2/009]

Scaling laws in Galileo: an educational proposal

STRAULINO, SAMUELE
2011

Abstract

In his Two New Sciences Galileo Galilei deals with the strength of objects, discussing how it changes with size. Our daily life offers many examples of effects due to change of dimensions and sometimes the consequences are unintuitive. This subject is really interesting for secondary school students and it can be presented through simple demonstrations.
2011
46
206
210
S Straulino
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