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... strange perpetual motion machine , is , alas , unknown . The 550 - volt domestic lighting system certainly must have been something of an achievement , if not just downright dangerous . For those who need reminding of some of the strange ...
... strange perpetual motion machine , is , alas , unknown . The 550 - volt domestic lighting system certainly must have been something of an achievement , if not just downright dangerous . For those who need reminding of some of the strange ...
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... strange minerals uranium and thorium , over the next fifty years the use of breeders as at present planned can be expected to reduce by 1.2 million tons the amount of uranium which would have been consumed to produce electricity without ...
... strange minerals uranium and thorium , over the next fifty years the use of breeders as at present planned can be expected to reduce by 1.2 million tons the amount of uranium which would have been consumed to produce electricity without ...
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... strange fascination for the human mind . It is with this succinct observation that John Phin opened his interesting little book The Seven Follies of Science back in 1913 . He defined the follies as : I. The Quadrature of the Circle or ...
... strange fascination for the human mind . It is with this succinct observation that John Phin opened his interesting little book The Seven Follies of Science back in 1913 . He defined the follies as : I. The Quadrature of the Circle or ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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