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Page 48
... friction . In fact , friction as such , although made use of in such applications as the sack- lift in a mill , 2 was little understood . The construction of pinions to mesh with larger gearwheels had yet to assume the form common today ...
... friction . In fact , friction as such , although made use of in such applications as the sack- lift in a mill , 2 was little understood . The construction of pinions to mesh with larger gearwheels had yet to assume the form common today ...
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... friction . In fact , many seemed to display an unconscious belief that friction was some sort of a constant to be contended with in any machinery and the way to overcome it was to make everything that much larger so that friction would ...
... friction . In fact , many seemed to display an unconscious belief that friction was some sort of a constant to be contended with in any machinery and the way to overcome it was to make everything that much larger so that friction would ...
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... friction of the components is arranged so that when the weights are removed from the little trucks , the friction between pivot spindle and plate will be in- sufficient to transmit the continual motion of the motor , but as soon as the ...
... friction of the components is arranged so that when the weights are removed from the little trucks , the friction between pivot spindle and plate will be in- sufficient to transmit the continual motion of the motor , but as soon as the ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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