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A (simple) pulley is a single wheel over which a rope is pulled in order to lift a weight - a crane is an example. A multi-pulley wheel system allows a very heavy weight to be raised by using little effort at the rope pulling end. Pulley's, in their many examples, were much used in sailing ships, were canvas sails were used the capture the power of the wind to sail the seas.

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