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Newton's cradle is a device, usually made of metal, that demonstrates the principles of conservation of momentum and conservation of energy in physics with swinging spheres. When one sphere at the end is lifted and released, it strikes the stationary spheres, compressing them and thereby transmitting a pressure wave through the stationary ...
Design of the first Newton's cradle Edme Mariotte ( / ˌ m ɑːr i ˈ ɒ t / ; [ 1 ] French: [ɛdmə maʁjɔt] ; c. 1620 – 12 May 1684) was a French physicist and priest ( abbé ). [ 2 ] He is particularly well known for formulating Boyle's law independently of Robert Boyle .
A Newton's cradle executive toy. An office toy (also known as an executive toy or a desk toy) is a novelty item typically placed on the desk of a corporate executive or other office worker. They have no work-related function, but are often intended to provide decoration or pleasure, relieve stress or inspire creativity.
Newton's cradle in motion. One ball is set in motion and soon collides witht the rest, conveying the energy through the rest of the balls and eventually to the last ball, which in turn is set in motion. Alternate option 1. Alternate option 2.
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The Gauss gun (often called a Gauss rifle or Gauss cannon) is a device that uses permanent magnets and the physics of the Newton's cradle to accelerate a projectile. Gauss guns are distinct from and predate coil guns, although many works of science fiction (and occasionally educators [1]) have confused the two.
Ship cradle, for supporting a ship when dry docked; Grain cradle, an addition to the agricultural scythe to keep the grain stems aligned when mowing; Newton's cradle, a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy via a series of swinging spheres; Rocker box, also known as a cradle used in mining to separate gold from alluvium
A drawing of Newton's cradle (not named) appears on p. 223 of The Book of Popular Science, Vol. 5 (1958 ed.) by The Grolier Society. It's in an article entitled Experiments With Sound which also contains older devices such as the Siren which is mentioned by 19th century authors such as Rayleigh and Helmholtz.