George Atwood invented the Atwood machine as a laboratory experiment to verify the mechanical laws of motion with constant acceleration.
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- Atwood machine (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.iit.edu/sites/default/files/2019-11/atwood.pdf (iit.edu)
- https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/73000/73000/73000_atwood.htm (etc.usf.edu)
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