torsion pendulum
mechanical system consisting an extended mass suspended from a thin rod or wire, in which the mass can twist around the wire axis
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torsion pendulum
Summary
torsion pendulum ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- torsion pendulum is credited with the discovery of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb[2].
- torsion pendulum's subclass of is recorded as pendulum[3].
- torsion pendulum's subclass of is recorded as weighing scale[4].
- torsion pendulum's described at URL is recorded as https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Classical_Mechanics/Classical_Mechanics_(Tatum)/11%3A_Simple_and_Damped_Oscillatory_Motion/11.03%3A_Torsion_Pendulum[5].
- torsion pendulum's facet of is recorded as Q1355231[6].
- torsion pendulum's facet of is recorded as Cavendish experiment[7].
- torsion pendulum's facet of is recorded as torsion balance[8].
- torsion pendulum's facet of is recorded as galvanometer[9].
- torsion pendulum's described by source is recorded as Harder’s Jahresuhr[10].
- torsion pendulum's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121m_g61[11].
- torsion pendulum's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as torsjonsvekt[12].
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Works and Contributions
torsion pendulum is credited with the discovery of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb[2].
Why It Matters
torsion pendulum ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]