Newton's cradle

device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy via a series of swinging spheres
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Newton's cradle

Summary

Newton's cradle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (719 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Newton's cradle's image is recorded as Newtons cradle animation new.gif[2].
  • Isaac Newton is named after Newton's cradle[3].
  • Newton's cradle's subclass of is recorded as novelty item[4].
  • Newton's cradle's subclass of is recorded as educational toy[5].
  • Newton's cradle's subclass of is recorded as office toy[6].
  • Newton's cradle's Commons category is recorded as Newton's cradle[7].
  • Newton's cradle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0452gv[8].
  • Newton's cradle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Newton's cradle[9].
  • Newton's cradle's Commons gallery is recorded as Newton's cradle[10].
  • Newton's cradle's Quora topic ID is recorded as Newtons-Cradle-1[11].
  • Newton's cradle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2781432403[12].

Why It Matters

Newton's cradle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (719 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . Quora. wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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