Galileo's theoretical and experimental work on the motions of bodies, along with the largely independent work of Kepler and René Descartes, was a precursor of the classical mechanics developed by Sir Isaac Newton.
O traballo teórico e experimental de Galileo sobre o movemento dos corpos, xunto co traballo independente de Kepler e Descartes, foi precursor da Mecánica clásica desenvolto por Sir Isaac Newton.