Which scientist was the first to study how things fall?

The first scientist to study how things fall was Galileo Galilei in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He conducted experiments to understand the motion of falling objects, famously dropping spheres of different weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Galileo's work laid the foundation for classical physics by challenging the prevailing Aristotelian view that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones. His studies contributed significantly to the development of the laws of motion.