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Which philosopher conjectured that if the moon did not move, it would fall upon the earth?

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# ANSWER- Anaxagoras


# Explanation-

The idea of laws governing planetary motion was first expressed by Greek philosopher Anaxagoras 2000 years ago.


He said that if moon didn't move it would FALL to earth like a stone hurled from a sling.

However Anaxagoras' brilliant conjecture had no practical effect on DEVELOPMENT of science as it was misunderstood and IGNORED by many ANCIENT thinkers.


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