Historical development of understanding gravity · PhysicsBowl 2019 #2
Physics · mechanics
Problem
Related to the historical development of understanding gravity, which is the proper chronological order for the work of these three scientists, from earliest to latest?
(A) Cavendish, Galileo, Newton
(B) Galileo, Cavendish, Newton
(C) Galileo, Newton, Cavendish
(D) Newton, Galileo, Cavendish
(E) Newton, Cavendish, Galileo