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Who discovered speed?


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  1. Speed can be defined as the distance covered by an object per unit time. Its S.I. unit is meterpersecond (m/s).
  2. Speed can be expressed by the expression, v=dt. Here, v is the speed, d is the distance and t is the time.
  3. Galileo Galilei was an Italian scientist from the 16th century who is credited for discovering the concept of speed.

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