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... shaft . These pieces of glass can be removed , and apparently the vertical shaft of the main wheel and the shaft carry- ing the driven pinion rest upon this glass , being steadied only by the yoke , but , in point of fact , the glass ...
... shaft . These pieces of glass can be removed , and apparently the vertical shaft of the main wheel and the shaft carry- ing the driven pinion rest upon this glass , being steadied only by the yoke , but , in point of fact , the glass ...
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... shaft of ' a principal wheel ' . There were but two wheels in the device , the large one and a lantern pinion on an upright shaft into which it meshed . In the Philadelphia exhibition , according to Sellers , this shaft ostensibly gave ...
... shaft of ' a principal wheel ' . There were but two wheels in the device , the large one and a lantern pinion on an upright shaft into which it meshed . In the Philadelphia exhibition , according to Sellers , this shaft ostensibly gave ...
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... shaft . Disc - shaped weights were carried at the outer ends of two trans- verse arms which were themselves carried at opposite ends of the main shaft . The weights were adjusted at the ends of the swinging arms which were capable of ...
... shaft . Disc - shaped weights were carried at the outer ends of two trans- verse arms which were themselves carried at opposite ends of the main shaft . The weights were adjusted at the ends of the swinging arms which were capable of ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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