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The basic way a pinhole camera works The Western Roman Empire fell in the fifth century, and this resulted in a decline in intellectual pursuits in the western part of Europe. By contrast, the Eastern Roman Empire (also known as the Byzantine Empire ) resisted the attacks from the barbarians, and continued to advance various fields of learning, including physics. [17] In the sixth century Isidore of Miletus created an important compilation of Archimedes' works that are copied in the Archimedes Palimpsest . In sixth century Europe John Philoponus , a Byzantine scholar, questioned Aristotle's teaching of physics and noting its flaws. He introduced the theory of impetus . Aristotle's physics was not scrutinized until John Philoponus appeared, and unlike Aristotle who based his physics on verbal argument, Philoponus relied on observation. On Aristotle's physics John Philoponus wrote: “ But this is completely erroneous, an...
