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... side of the wheel , and three on the ascending side , the descending ones therefore overbalancing those on the other . To get the mallets into this desir- able position , the top one on the descending side has evidently been made to ...
... side of the wheel , and three on the ascending side , the descending ones therefore overbalancing those on the other . To get the mallets into this desir- able position , the top one on the descending side has evidently been made to ...
Page 73
... side to side across the main wheel , and terminating in small wheels which bore on the inside of the rim of the main wheel . Haywood considered that by this arrangement there would always be a preponderance of weight on the downward side ...
... side to side across the main wheel , and terminating in small wheels which bore on the inside of the rim of the main wheel . Haywood considered that by this arrangement there would always be a preponderance of weight on the downward side ...
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... side . This meant that each ball on the return side was at a greater distance from the axle of the wheel than a similar ball on the descending side . By the suggested laws of self - turning wheels , as described in Chapter 4 , this was ...
... side . This meant that each ball on the return side was at a greater distance from the axle of the wheel than a similar ball on the descending side . By the suggested laws of self - turning wheels , as described in Chapter 4 , this was ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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