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curprev 21:3321:33, 14 August 2026 GreenC bot talk contribs 34,234 bytes −27 Reformat 2 archive links. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:URLREQ#findarticles.com Pass F
curprev 20:3820:38, 14 August 2026 GreenC bot talk contribs 34,261 bytes +116 Rescued 1 archive link. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:URLREQ#findarticles.com Pass D (p)
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curprev 03:5803:58, 30 April 2026 GerantDePhares talk contribs m 34,154 bytes +36 Streamlining, elision, and word-choice suggestions for variety and cohesion in the introductory paragraphs, with the aim of improving readability and providing extra context cues for jargon. Tag: Visual edit

curprev 17:2817:28, 27 March 2026 Dantestyrael talk contribs 34,118 bytes +3 →History: Link to related article

curprev 19:1219:12, 2 March 2026 ProjectAutomate talk contribs 34,115 bytes 0 Improved word choice in the History section for better technical precision.

curprev 07:5207:52, 29 November 2025 Borsigsteg talk contribs m 34,115 bytes −26 updated link to the Reuleaux Kinematic Mechanisms Collection

curprev 15:5515:55, 17 October 2025 Taylor 49 talk contribs m 34,141 bytes −2 (GR) File renamed: File:Six Mechanical Powers.png → File:Six simple machines.png CRIT 3 not really "powers"

curprev 05:3805:38, 3 September 2025 49ersBelongInSanFrancisco talk contribs m 34,143 bytes −413 Reverted 1 edit by Wac ict (talk) to last revision by Bender the Bot Tags: Twinkle Undo
curprev 05:3005:30, 3 September 2025 Wac ict talk contribs 34,556 bytes +413 A simple machine Tags: Reverted Visual edit

curprev 19:1619:16, 19 August 2025 Bender the Bot talk contribs m 34,143 bytes +2 HTTP to HTTPS for Cornell University Tag: AWB

curprev 15:1015:10, 5 April 2025 Citation bot talk contribs 34,141 bytes −17 Altered url. URLs might have been anonymized. Add: authors 1-1. Removed parameters. Some additions/deletions were parameter name changes. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Dominic3203 | Linked from User:Formpretechnology/Sample_page | #UCB_webform_linked 247/316

curprev 23:5823:58, 11 February 2025 Onemillionthtree talk contribs m 34,158 bytes −4 No edit summary
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curprev 20:3520:35, 8 February 2025 Chetvorno talk contribs 34,078 bytes +1,011 →History: Added supporting citations for quote
curprev 20:1620:16, 8 February 2025 Chetvorno talk contribs 33,067 bytes +1 →History: Corrected "Aristotle" to "Archimedes" in erroneous caption per IP on Talk page

curprev 17:0117:01, 14 January 2025 Chetvorno talk contribs 33,066 bytes +198 →History: Added illustration of Aristotle's statement

curprev 08:3708:37, 3 January 2025 Justin545 talk contribs 32,868 bytes −15 →Proof: use {{NumBlk2}} instead of {{NumBlk}}

curprev 01:0801:08, 23 October 2024 Monkbot talk contribs m 32,883 bytes +1 Task 20: replace {lang-??} templates with {langx|??} ‹See Tfd› (Replaced 1); Tag: AWB

curprev 16:5616:56, 28 September 2024 Hatutuons talk contribs 32,882 bytes +34 No edit summary

curprev 19:3319:33, 19 July 2024 Keeves talk contribs 32,848 bytes +6 →Self-locking machines: same idea is now expressed in simpler terms

curprev 17:0117:01, 8 March 2024 Chetvorno talk contribs 32,842 bytes +8 →Ideal simple machine: Improved format of math markup

curprev 23:0423:04, 20 January 2024 Esrever talk contribs m 32,834 bytes −4 lever is linked below, which makes more sense Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit

curprev 22:1222:12, 9 January 2024 BegbertBiggs talk contribs m 32,838 bytes +36 Fixing links to disambiguation pages, replaced: [[cam| → [[Cam (mechanism)| (3) Tag: AWB

curprev 20:2820:28, 25 December 2023 Dewritech talk contribs m 32,802 bytes −1 clean up, typo(s) fixed: Therefore → Therefore, Tag: AWB

curprev 22:1022:10, 22 September 2023 HeyElliott talk contribs 32,803 bytes +7 MOS:CIRCA Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 22:4222:42, 12 May 2023 Srich32977 talk contribs 32,796 bytes −6 Cleaned up using AutoEd

curprev 20:4020:40, 23 November 2022 FacetsOfNonStickPans talk contribs 32,451 bytes +36 + Tag: Visual edit

curprev 06:3606:36, 25 October 2022 CactiStaccingCrane talk contribs m 32,415 bytes 0 Manually reviewed and save suggestions by Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Typos (via WP:JWB)

curprev 14:3114:31, 4 October 2022 Dicklyon talk contribs m 32,415 bytes +2 rm comma per MOS:JR (via WP:JWB)

curprev 14:2514:25, 25 April 2022 CactiStaccingCrane talk contribs 32,413 bytes −359 old lead image is not a "simple" picture at all lol Tag: Visual edit

curprev 06:0806:08, 6 April 2022 MaxEnt talk contribs m 32,772 bytes +12 link machine in lead sentence

curprev 00:4300:43, 22 January 2022 Primergrey talk contribs m 32,760 bytes −19 →History

curprev 21:4021:40, 18 November 2021 Indefatigable talk contribs 32,779 bytes −4 →Compound machines: ''N'' and ''K'' should be italic, because they are variables Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
curprev 21:2821:28, 18 November 2021 Indefatigable talk contribs m 32,783 bytes +24 →Self-locking machines: Roman for descriptive subscripts Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 02:3102:31, 15 July 2021 Anachronist talk contribs 32,759 bytes +61 →See also: +rolamite

curprev 00:0900:09, 28 April 2021 Aeschylus talk contribs 32,698 bytes −60 Replacing and fixing double spaces. Tag: Visual edit

curprev 08:3608:36, 26 November 2020 Monkbot talk contribs m 32,758 bytes −545 Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 38 templates: del empty params (44×); hyphenate params (17×); Tag: AWB

curprev 09:3309:33, 20 October 2020 Citation bot talk contribs 33,303 bytes −754 Alter: url. URLs might have been internationalized/anonymized. Add: isbn, author pars. 1-1. Removed parameters. Some additions/deletions were actually parameter name changes. Correct ISBN10 to ISBN13. | You can use this bot yourself. Report bugs here. | Suggested by AManWithNoPlan | All pages linked from cached copy of User:AManWithNoPlan/sandbox2 | via #UCB_webform_linked 2945/5333

curprev 21:2421:24, 21 June 2020 Sdkb talk contribs 34,057 bytes +91 Adding local short description: "Mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force", overriding Wikidata description "device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force" (Shortdesc helper)

curprev 20:4220:42, 18 May 2020 Jarble talk contribs m 33,966 bytes +4 linking

curprev 01:3101:31, 6 April 2020 Chetvorno talk contribs 33,962 bytes +715 →top: Added additional sources supporting that there are 6 simple machines
curprev 00:0600:06, 6 April 2020 Chetvorno talk contribs 33,247 bytes −31 Reverted good faith edits by Blgames (talk): The spring is not a simple machine. The Ballantyne source lists the 6 simple machines on p. 112 (TW) Tag: Undo

curprev 17:2117:21, 5 April 2020 Blgames talk contribs 33,278 bytes +2 Modified the number from six to seven: The book you are referring cite springs in the text, and the Renaissance period and Spring invention how you write in your Encyclopedia are in the same era.

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