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Who first stated that the two components are independent?

AGassendi
BGilbert
CGalileo
DGuericke
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Galileo
1. The insight came long before Newton. 2. It was Galileo who first stated this independency. 3. So the correct answer is Galileo. _Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Ch 4 'Motion in a Plane'_
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