The concept of 'Inertia' was first practically developed by which scientist before Newton incorporated it into his First Law? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The concept of 'Inertia' was first practically developed by which scientist before Newton incorporated it into his First Law?
A. Johannes Kepler
B. Galileo Galilei
C. Aristotle
D. Archimedes
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Galileo Galilei conducted experiments rolling balls down inclined planes and concluded that an object in motion would continue moving indefinitely on a frictionless surface. This completely challenged Aristotelian mechanics and formulated the concept of inertia, which Isaac Newton later formalized as his First Law of Motion.

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