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Page 143
... tion concerning the trusteeship of her late husband's estate . Her championship of Keely's fortunes was an element in the case and she chose to fortify her position by endeavouring to get several emi- nent physicists to examine Keely's ...
... tion concerning the trusteeship of her late husband's estate . Her championship of Keely's fortunes was an element in the case and she chose to fortify her position by endeavouring to get several emi- nent physicists to examine Keely's ...
Page 179
... result of an examina- tion of a self - moving machine , which may be seen at Bowlsby's 1American Heritage , vol . 12 , April 1961 , pp . 78-85 . Merchants ' Hotel , in Slater Street , and which Perpetual Motion Inventors Barred 179.
... result of an examina- tion of a self - moving machine , which may be seen at Bowlsby's 1American Heritage , vol . 12 , April 1961 , pp . 78-85 . Merchants ' Hotel , in Slater Street , and which Perpetual Motion Inventors Barred 179.
Page 182
... tion of that piece of matter . This is what may be regarded as the possible case of perpetual motion . ' But perpetual motion applicants continued and their wild notions served the interests of less hare - brained inventors in a novel ...
... tion of that piece of matter . This is what may be regarded as the possible case of perpetual motion . ' But perpetual motion applicants continued and their wild notions served the interests of less hare - brained inventors in a novel ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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