Machines on Wikipedia

I have spent quite a bit of time revising articles on machines in Wikipedia. I hope my contributions are an improvement.

When I started there was a lot of controversy over the definition of Machine, which forced me to introduce Machine (mechanical) and Mechanical system. This has changed and there is movement to move the definitions under a revised version of Machine.

Please take a look:

• Machine, Machine (mechanical), and Mechanical system
• Linkage (mechanical)
• Four-bar linkage
• Six-bar linkage
• Kinematic pair
• Screw axis
• Mechanism (engineering)
• Mechanical advantage
• Overconstrained mechanism
• Burmester’s theory
• Instantaneous center of rotation
• Screw theory
• Dual quaternion
• Virtual work

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