Galileo Galilei is widely recognized for his quantitative approach to motion and is credited with providing one of the first clear definitions of speed as the distance covered per unit of time.
Who is the first person to define speed?
Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 67th Re Exam · Topic: Mechanics (Newton's Laws of Motion and their applications)
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