Galileo's Law of Falling Bodies

Galileo's Law of Falling Bodies states that, in the absence of air resistance, all objects fall at the same constant acceleration regardless of their mass. This acceleration, known as acceleration due to gravity, is approximately 9.8 meters per second squared on Earth. Galileo demonstrated that heavier and lighter objects fall equally, countering earlier beliefs that heavier objects fall faster. The law highlights that the rate of acceleration is the same for all objects in free fall, meaning the distance fallen increases proportionally to the square of the time elapsed.