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Page 95
... liquid in the goblet must push down and force the underlying liquid into the hollow tube since it weighs so much more . It will finally overbalance the smaller quantity in the narrower part of the tube so that the liquid will spill out ...
... liquid in the goblet must push down and force the underlying liquid into the hollow tube since it weighs so much more . It will finally overbalance the smaller quantity in the narrower part of the tube so that the liquid will spill out ...
Page 96
... liquids of different density that will not mix . 5. It is possible to have a filter , colander , or other separator , by means of which the lighter liquid mixed with the heavier may be separated again therefrom . ' Construction These ...
... liquids of different density that will not mix . 5. It is possible to have a filter , colander , or other separator , by means of which the lighter liquid mixed with the heavier may be separated again therefrom . ' Construction These ...
Page 154
... liquid ammonia into gas , and that this dense gas , on driving the piston in his engine and thereby expanding , would condense back into a liquid , drain into a reservoir , and start all over again . What actually happened must have ...
... liquid ammonia into gas , and that this dense gas , on driving the piston in his engine and thereby expanding , would condense back into a liquid , drain into a reservoir , and start all over again . What actually happened must have ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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