In physics, projectile motion describes the motion of an object that is launched into the air and moves under the influence of gravity alone, with air...

influence of gravity and air resistance. Although any objects in motion through space are projectiles, they are commonly found in warfare and sports (for example...

close approximation of actual projectile motion in cases where the distances travelled are small. Ideal projectile motion is also a good introduction to...

Newton's second law of motion: force equals mass times acceleration, for such situations. The ideal case of motion of a projectile in a uniform gravitational...

difficulty explaining projectile motion. Aristotle divided motion into two types: "natural" and "violent". The "natural" motion of terrestrial solid matter...

from this buoyancy causes the body's natural motion, that projectile motion (distinct from natural motion) is believed to be the result of an impressed...

initially to explain projectile motion against gravity. Aristotelian dynamics of forced (in antiquity called “unnatural”) motion states that a body (without...

closely bound to Lombard; for example he incidentally theorises on projectile motion, views now thought to be taken from Richard Rufus of Cornwall. He...

Although projectiles are commonly used in human conflict, projectile use by organisms other than humans is relatively rare. However, some organisms are...

baseball) is a projectile, the term most commonly refers to a weapon. Mathematical equations of motion are used to analyze projectile trajectory.[citation...

A ballistic missile is a type of missile that uses projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target. These weapons are powered only during relatively...

time, declared correctly that this kind of motion was identifiable with freely falling bodies and projectiles, without his proving these propositions or...

the First day. The Fourth day discusses projectile motion. In Two Sciences uniform motion is defined as a motion that, over any equal periods of time, covers...

for describing the motion of macroscopic objects moving at speeds significantly slower than the speed of light, from projectiles to parts of machinery...

object acquires an inclination from the mover" as an explanation for projectile motion. Ibn Sina then published his own theory of impetus in The Book of...

velocity, gravity and free fall, the principle of relativity, inertia, projectile motion and also worked in applied science and technology, describing the...

Aristotle in the Western world.[citation needed] While his work on projectile motion was never translated from Arabic to Latin, his views became well known...

non-natural motion". Such a self-motion (mayl) is "almost the opposite of the Aristotelian conception of violent motion of the projectile type, and it...

that of projectile motion, which was discussed by Hipparchus and Philoponus. Persian Islamic polymath Ibn Sīnā published his theory of motion in The Book...

in motion until the mayl is spent. He also claimed that projectile in a vacuum would not stop unless it is acted upon. This conception of motion is consistent...

the part of ballistics that deals with the behavior of a projectile in flight. The projectile may be powered or un-powered, guided or unguided, spin or...

Classical mechanics is a physical theory describing the motion of objects such as projectiles, parts of machinery, spacecraft, planets, stars, and galaxies...

as a round, is a type of pre-assembled firearm ammunition packaging a projectile (bullet, shot, or slug), a propellant substance (smokeless powder, black...

complex and of interest in sports engineering. The motion of a ball is generally described by projectile motion (which can be affected by gravity, drag, the...

firing. A higher percentage of the explosive force went toward forward projectile motion and lesser percentage toward fitting into the rifling. Burton's modified...

He published his theory of motion in Book of Healing (1020), where he argued that an impetus is imparted to a projectile by the thrower. He viewed it...

in a ballistic motion in the arm that propels a projectile forward. It is used almost exclusively in athletic events. The throwing motion can be broken...

disks are still used in school physics labs as part of experiments on projectile motion and position. A substance known as "carbon paper" is also used in...

[462, 468], Paris. (cf. Abel B. Franco (October 2003). "Avempace, Projectile Motion, and Impetus Theory", Journal of the History of Ideas 64 (4), p. 521-546...

hypothetical scenario often used to illustrate the effect of gravity on projectile motion. It can be presented as exercise problem or as a demonstration. The...