As per your syllabus, historical note, the analysis of centripetal acceleration was first published in 1673 by which scientist?
AChristiaan Huygens
BJohannes Kepler
CIsaac Newton
DGalileo Galilei
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Christiaan Huygens
Your syllabus: Christiaan Huygens published in 1673
Newton (who coined 'centripetal') knew it independently. Both 17th century.
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