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Abrasive
Aerosol Dispenser
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Air Bag
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Anchor
Archimedes’ Screw
Axe
Axle
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Crookes Tube
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Densitometer
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Governor (mechanics)
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Halogen Lamp
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Howe, Elias
Hydraulic Turbine
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Inclined Plane
Incubator
Interferometer
Internal-Combustion Engine
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Jack (tool)
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Kaleidoscope
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Kiln
Lamp
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Newcomen, Thomas
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Toaster
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Typesetting Equipment
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Van de Graaff Generator
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Wick
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Zeiss, Carl
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Inclined Plane
Inclined Plane, simple machine, consisting of a ramp or a similar wedge-shaped device, that makes doing a given amount of work easier. In physical...
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