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How Did Newton's Laws Of Gravity Effects An Object?

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Have you ever wondered how the laws of gravity effects an object? This is a question that many people may have pondered, because nothing really explains in detail about it other than elementary explanations. I like to do science experiments in school and I also enjoy history, mainly militaristic, and this is a topic that interests me to try to solve it with experimentation. I believe that learning more about Newton’s Laws of Gravity and Motion may help to explain why a trebuchets counterweight and projectile weight are directly related to the distance fired by the trebuchet. Trebuchets are catapults that you may think of as medieval, but they have ben around a lot longer than you think. The word trebuchet came from the French word, trebuch, which means to tumble (Farrell, Scot). You can follow the history of trebuchets by looking at how they were built (Miners, Russle). In the 4th century BC, Wu jing Zong Yau told about traction trebuchets, which were some of the first trebuchets (Farrell, Scot). Trebuchets were built using mainly teams of men, taking months to …show more content…

Getting it to fire thou, is a challenge in itself. Centripetal is latin for center seeking (Wagon, Joy). If you let go of the object in mid swing, or cut the rope mid arc, the object will stop it’s circular path and free-fly strait in the direction that it was going (Wagon, Joy). Many illustrations and accounts show little detail about how the massive trebuchets fired (Miners, Russle). After the trigger is released the sling is slid through a trough then enters into it’s arc (Miners, Russle). At the hight of the arc, the sling lets loose ball by passing out of a prong or hook (Miners Russle). Most early castles were made up of wood and dirt, and were latter made of stone and brick (Šnajdar Tea Gudek). Castles were not just forts, they were also basically small villages and towns, holding many businesses, houses, and barracks (Šnajdar, Tea

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