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*'''Whetstones:'''an ancient pagan monument in Shropshire, England | *'''Whetstones:'''an ancient pagan monument in Shropshire, England | ||
*'''Whetstone:''' District in England | *'''Whetstone:''' District in England | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 8 July 2009
- Wheatstone: Charles Wheatstone (1802-75), English physicist, inventor of a lyre-shaped instrument, the acoucryptophone, which picked up vibrations from a piano being played in another room, appearing to play itself; he also invented a mouthorgan and concertina
- Wheatstone bridge: an apparatus for measuring electrical resistance, much used, but not invented, by Charles Wheatstone
- Whetstone: a device used to sharpen a weapon
- Whetstones:an ancient pagan monument in Shropshire, England
- Whetstone: District in England
