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... glass case so that the whole mechanism was clearly visible . Indeed , one feature which commended Cox's work to all who saw it was that unlike so many other engineers and craftsmen who sought to make their mechanisms obscure , Cox ...
... glass case so that the whole mechanism was clearly visible . Indeed , one feature which commended Cox's work to all who saw it was that unlike so many other engineers and craftsmen who sought to make their mechanisms obscure , Cox ...
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... glass about as wide as an ordinary micro- scope slide . A similar glass slide seems to support the lower step of the driven shaft . These pieces of glass can be removed , and apparently the vertical shaft of the main wheel and the shaft ...
... glass about as wide as an ordinary micro- scope slide . A similar glass slide seems to support the lower step of the driven shaft . These pieces of glass can be removed , and apparently the vertical shaft of the main wheel and the shaft ...
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... glass tube with a thermometer - type bulb at the lower end and the top formed into a duck - like beak . The tube was painted and decorated to look like a caricature of the familiar bird and it was pivoted to the legs so that it could ...
... glass tube with a thermometer - type bulb at the lower end and the top formed into a duck - like beak . The tube was painted and decorated to look like a caricature of the familiar bird and it was pivoted to the legs so that it could ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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