alleryAryabhata explained relative motion with the example of a man doing what?
AWalking up a hillside
BMoving forward in a boat
CRunning along a river
DRiding on a horse
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Moving forward in a boat
1. Aryabhata described relativity of motion with an everyday picture.
2. A man in a boat moving forward sees stationary objects on the shore moving backward.
3. In the same way the stars seem to move west because the Earth turns.
_Source: Wikipedia, Aryabhata, Aryabhatiya_
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