Well, any of us who has ever looked through a telescope could say the same, for the two principal types in use today were developed by giants: the refractor by Galileo and the reflector by Newton.

A physics book featuring Galileo and Newton is shown to reinforce these concepts. The film then explores acceleration through dynamic footage of cars on highways, a plane taking off, race cars ...

Today, the simple laws of motion as defined by Isaac Newton, for example, are known to the most modest students, yet Galileo spent his life unravelling these mysteries. His many discoveries ...