Galileo used an inclined plane to determine the rate of acceleration due to Earth's gravity. In one experiment, he changed the pitch of the plane, but not its height.

Physics of irregular objects on inclined planes probed Date: March 27, 2025 Source: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Summary: How gravity causes a perfectly ...

How gravity causes a perfectly spherical ball to roll down an inclined plane is part of the elementary school physics canon. But the world is messier than a textbook. Scientists in the Harvard John A.