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A simple machine is a mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force. [1] In general, they can be defined as the simplest mechanisms that use mechanical advantage (also called leverage) to multiply force. [2] Usually the term refers to the six classical simple machines that were defined by Renaissance scientists: [3] [4 ...
It is one of the six classical simple machines. The most common form consists of a cylindrical shaft with helical grooves or ridges called threads around the outside. [2] [3] The screw passes through a hole in another object or medium, with threads on the inside of the hole that mesh with the screw's threads.
The ancient Greeks constructed a paved ramp 6 km (3.7 miles) long, the Diolkos, to drag ships overland across the Isthmus of Corinth. [4] However the inclined plane was the last of the six classic simple machines to be recognised as a machine.
The screw, the last of the simple machines to be invented, [12] first appeared in Mesopotamia during the Neo-Assyrian period (911-609) BC. [11] According to the assyriologist Stephanie Dalley , the earliest pump was the screw pump , first used by Sennacherib , King of Assyria , for the water systems at the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and Nineveh ...
The hand axe is the first example of a wedge, the oldest of the six classic simple machines, from which most machines are based. The second oldest simple machine was the inclined plane (ramp), [6] which has been used since prehistoric times to move heavy objects. [7] [8] The other four simple machines were invented in the ancient Near East. [9]
Pages in category "Simple machines" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum.A lever is a rigid body capable of rotating on a point on itself. On the basis of the locations of fulcrum, load and effort, the lever is divided into three types.