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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: University of Central Florida Pressbooks - University Physics Volume 1 - Torque. | Oct 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Intro to torque. | Apr 14, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Campus Manitoba PressbooksEDU Network - Intorduction to Biomechanics - Torque. | Oct 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Yale University - Open Yale Courses - Torque. | Jan 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pressbooks at the Robertson Library - Engineering Mechanics: Statics - Torque/Moment. | Sep 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NASA - Glenn Research Center - Torque (Moment). | Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Toronto - Department of Physics - Torque. | Dec 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: BCcampus Open Publishing - Torque. | Jun 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Haverford Libraries - Haverford Scholarship - The Physical Origin of Torque and of the Rotational Second Law. | Apr 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - College Physics 2e - Torque on a Current Loop: Motors and Meters. | Mar 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Physics LibreTexts - Torque. | Sep 01, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kahn Academy - Introduction to torque. | Feb 09, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: New York University - Tandon School of Engineering - Torque. | Nov 01, 2017 | ||
| Added "Torque is measured in newton metres in SI units." | Jun 28, 2017 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Guelph - Department of Physics - Torque. | Apr 06, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Automobiles - How Force, Power, Torque and Energy Work. | Apr 06, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Hyperphysics - Torque. | Apr 06, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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