What was the specific flaw in the Aristotelian law of motion?

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Aristotle's main flaw was that he did not account for forces already present that keep a body at rest or in motion. In classical antiquity physics, during this philosopher's time, invisible and opposing forces, such as friction and air resistance, were not understood. So, it was natural to resort to

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