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... Discovery ! JUST arrived from the UNITED STATES of AMERICA , and is now open for the inspection of the NOBILITY of London and Public in general , at No. 156 , FLEET STREET , ( OPPOSITE BOUVERIE STREET , ) One of the Grandest PIECES of ...
... Discovery ! JUST arrived from the UNITED STATES of AMERICA , and is now open for the inspection of the NOBILITY of London and Public in general , at No. 156 , FLEET STREET , ( OPPOSITE BOUVERIE STREET , ) One of the Grandest PIECES of ...
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... discovery of his vibratory force . Meanwhile , Mrs Moore had become a convert to his theories and through her able pen and her many influential contacts , not only in the United States but in Europe as well , she gave wide circulation ...
... discovery of his vibratory force . Meanwhile , Mrs Moore had become a convert to his theories and through her able pen and her many influential contacts , not only in the United States but in Europe as well , she gave wide circulation ...
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... discovery , once an open field for all - comers , much more the province of those who have demonstrable qualifi- cations . Of course there are exceptions , but they are rare . So when Giragossian was confronted with the bald question ...
... discovery , once an open field for all - comers , much more the province of those who have demonstrable qualifi- cations . Of course there are exceptions , but they are rare . So when Giragossian was confronted with the bald question ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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