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Atwood machine

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Invented in 1784 by the English mathematician George Atwood.

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Atwood machine (plural Atwood machines)

  1. A device used to verify the mechanical laws of motion with constant acceleration, consisting of two objects of known masses connected by a string over a pulley.

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