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Medieval European Science and Technology: Innovations and Discoveries
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Which medieval scientist is credited with developing the concept of impetus, a precursor to the modern concept of inertia?
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Jean Buridan
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Jean Buridan, a French philosopher and scientist, proposed the concept of impetus in the 14th century. He suggested that a moving object retains a certain amount of motion, which he called impetus, and that this impetus decreases over time.