Who corrected misconceptions about motion and force?
Galileo Galilei and Sir Isaac Newton
Who compiled laws of motion?
Sir Isaac Newton
Were they ever improved?
yes
After how long?
three hundred years
Who furthered knowledge of gravity and inertia?
Einstein
What did his theory of relativity predict?
the action of forces on objects with increasing momenta near the speed of light
When was it developed?
early 20th century
What misconception did Aristotle have?
force of friction
Did anyone else share this misconception?
yes
Who?
Archimedes
Is force required to maintain motion?
no
Did Aristotle and Archimedes correctly understand that theory?
no
Who eventually corrected the falsehoods?
Galileo Galilei and Sir Isaac Newton