ABSTRACT
Science and the study of the motion of bodies have been inextricably linked since the earliest foundations of academic studies. When the cave dwellers threw stones in battle, or to obtain food, they must have had some gut feeling for the trajectory path the stone would take once it left their hand. At the very least, they must have known that the harder it was thrown, the further it might go. One suspects that, by means of pure practice alone, they may have achieved superbly accurate and powerful shots, in much the same way as South American rainforest tribes wield a blowgunwith such devastating precision. It is most unlikely, in either of these cases, that a profound understanding of the mathematical equations that underlie the motion of the projectiles would improve their skills.
