Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)

Published by Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10: 0321909100
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-910-7

Chapter 2 - Think and Explain - Page 36-38: 40

Answer

Galileo discredited the Aristotelian falling-body idea, that heavier bodies would fall at a rate proportional to their weight.

Work Step by Step

This is discussed on page 23.
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