To be fair Plato said that earth and water elements want to go down in order to be near the other earth and water. That’s his explanation for the phenomena of gravity. Newton’s explanation is rather less intuitive and requires an understanding of orbital mechanics.
To be fair Plato said that earth and water elements want to go down in order to be near the other earth and water. That’s his explanation for the phenomena of gravity. Newton’s explanation is rather less intuitive and requires an understanding of orbital mechanics.