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Stevinus, Simon (1548–1620)
Also known as Simon Stevin, Dutch mathematician and engineer who made many contributions to hydrostatics; disproved, before Galileo, Aristotle's theory that heavy bodies fall more swiftly than lighter ones; introduced the decimal system into popular use; and first uses the triangle of forces in mechanics.
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