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Newton's cannonball

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Newton's cannonball

Summary

Newton's cannonball is a thought experiment[1]. It draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #33 of 56).[2]

Key Facts

  • Newton's cannonball's instance of is recorded as thought experiment[3].
  • Newton's cannonball's Commons category is recorded as Newton's mountain[4].
  • Newton's cannonball's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dy15b[5].
  • Newton's cannonball's schematic is recorded as Newton Cannon.svg[6].
  • Newton's cannonball's schematic is recorded as Newton's cannonball cropped.svg[7].
  • Newton's cannonball's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 47201272[8].

Why It Matters

Newton's cannonball draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #33 of 56).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Newton's cannonball. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/newton-s-cannonball
MLA “Newton's cannonball.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/newton-s-cannonball.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_newton-s-cannonball_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Newton's cannonball}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/newton-s-cannonball}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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