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Chapter 1 – Physical World – SCIENCE AND ITS ORIGIN – Class 11 – Physics – L2

Chapter 1 Physical World SCIENCE AND ITS ORIGIN Some physicists from different countries of the world and their major contributions Name Major contribution/discovery Country of Origin Archimedes Principle of buoyancy; Principle of the lever Greece Galileo Galilei Law of inertia Italy Christiaan Huygens Wave theory of light Holland Isaac Newton Universal law of gravitation; Laws …

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Chapter 1 – Physical World – SCIENCE AND ITS ORIGIN – Class 11 – Physics – L1

Chapter 1Physical WorldSCIENCE AND ITS ORIGIN Science is a systematic understanding of natural phenomena in detail so that it can be predicted, controlled and modified. Science involves exploring, experimenting and speculating phenomena happening around us.The word Science originates from the Latin verb Scientia meaning ‘to know’. The Sanskrit word Vijnan and the Arabic word ilm …

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