<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">December 01, 2024</font></p> ### Definition Inertia is the property of an object that resists changes to its state of motion. ### History Philosophical ideas relating to inertia had been proposed by John Philoponus and Jean Buridan but it was [[Galileo Galilei]] who experimentally demonstrated that *objects retain their velocity in the absence of any impediments to their motion* . ### Related Topics --- [[Home|Home]] | [[Mechanics]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Kinematics/Kinematics|Kinematics]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Dynamics/Dynamics|Dynamics]] | [[Force]] | [[Net Force]] | [[Newton's First Law]] | [[Newton's Second Law]] | [[Newton's Third Law]] | [[Inertia]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Dynamics/Weight]] | [[Normal Forces]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Dynamics/Friction]]