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... Franklin Institute , Philadelphia . Pictures by courtesy of the Franklin Institute . Fig . 77. Sketch of Aldrich's perpetual motion fraud showing. 128 Perpetual Motion.
... Franklin Institute , Philadelphia . Pictures by courtesy of the Franklin Institute . Fig . 77. Sketch of Aldrich's perpetual motion fraud showing. 128 Perpetual Motion.
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... Franklin Institute . The Aurora subsequently became a clearing house for a battle between the believers in Redheffer's perpetual motion and its opponents . This controversy seems to suggest that the Aurora and its editor were believers ...
... Franklin Institute . The Aurora subsequently became a clearing house for a battle between the believers in Redheffer's perpetual motion and its opponents . This controversy seems to suggest that the Aurora and its editor were believers ...
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... Franklin Institute , Philadelphia , vol . 6 , pp . 318 , 414 . ' Congreve's Perpetual Motion ' , Journal of the Franklin Institute , Phila- delphia , vol . 7 , p . 179 . KNIGHT , Edward H. , The Practical Dictionary of Mechanics ...
... Franklin Institute , Philadelphia , vol . 6 , pp . 318 , 414 . ' Congreve's Perpetual Motion ' , Journal of the Franklin Institute , Phila- delphia , vol . 7 , p . 179 . KNIGHT , Edward H. , The Practical Dictionary of Mechanics ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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