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... perpetual motionists . Just as the alchemist sought to create some- thing new by dissolving his metals , just as the quack doctor sought to cure the rich of their money by creating a taste , a smell and a colour , the idea of subjecting ...
... perpetual motionists . Just as the alchemist sought to create some- thing new by dissolving his metals , just as the quack doctor sought to cure the rich of their money by creating a taste , a smell and a colour , the idea of subjecting ...
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... perpetual motion . ' But perpetual motion applicants continued and their wild notions served the interests of less hare - brained inventors in a novel manner by the fees which ... perpetual motionists came , and went . 182 Perpetual Motion.
... perpetual motion . ' But perpetual motion applicants continued and their wild notions served the interests of less hare - brained inventors in a novel manner by the fees which ... perpetual motionists came , and went . 182 Perpetual Motion.
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... perpetual motionists are a dying breed , those who quest for the great automatic power are very few and far between today . During the investigation for the BBC television programme which was the root cause of this book , only a handful ...
... perpetual motionists are a dying breed , those who quest for the great automatic power are very few and far between today . During the investigation for the BBC television programme which was the root cause of this book , only a handful ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
Copyright | |
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