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... continue to do external work without being supplied with energy . In simple terms , no driving effort must be applied , and no fuel burned . There is some justification for the statement that it was this very quest for the impossible ...
... continue to do external work without being supplied with energy . In simple terms , no driving effort must be applied , and no fuel burned . There is some justification for the statement that it was this very quest for the impossible ...
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... continue for ever . Without going into the depths of astronomy , the universe is an odd example of perpetuity . Its very nature is perplexing to the extreme , and this is considered by the astronomer to be one of its most endearing ...
... continue for ever . Without going into the depths of astronomy , the universe is an odd example of perpetuity . Its very nature is perplexing to the extreme , and this is considered by the astronomer to be one of its most endearing ...
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... continue to flow round and round until it evaporates . A pint of water in the goblet , they argued , must weigh more than the ounce in the tube . Naturally they were con- founded when experiment proved that the water level in the goblet ...
... continue to flow round and round until it evaporates . A pint of water in the goblet , they argued , must weigh more than the ounce in the tube . Naturally they were con- founded when experiment proved that the water level in the goblet ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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