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... pressure equal to four times atmospheric pressure and the inven- tor reasoned that the transfer of heat from the surrounding atmos- phere would be sufficient to transform the liquid ammonia into gas , and that this dense gas , on ...
... pressure equal to four times atmospheric pressure and the inven- tor reasoned that the transfer of heat from the surrounding atmos- phere would be sufficient to transform the liquid ammonia into gas , and that this dense gas , on ...
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... pressure under the heating effect of the atmosphere , without any other fuel , and the air thus under pressure would drive the engine which , in turn , would compress more air to be liquefied and employed for power purposes . The use of ...
... pressure under the heating effect of the atmosphere , without any other fuel , and the air thus under pressure would drive the engine which , in turn , would compress more air to be liquefied and employed for power purposes . The use of ...
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... pressure . 1 Cf. above , p . 209 . d Fig . 94. Dating from 1902 , this motor was claimed to depend upon a revised ... pressure of the vessels , and after a slight impulse is given to same , in the direction of the arrow , the whole ...
... pressure . 1 Cf. above , p . 209 . d Fig . 94. Dating from 1902 , this motor was claimed to depend upon a revised ... pressure of the vessels , and after a slight impulse is given to same , in the direction of the arrow , the whole ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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