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... appeared in Philadelphia with a strange machine . He set it up in his home on the then outskirts of the city and charged admission to the public to come and watch it run . In those far - off days this sort of thing excited a great ...
... appeared in Philadelphia with a strange machine . He set it up in his home on the then outskirts of the city and charged admission to the public to come and watch it run . In those far - off days this sort of thing excited a great ...
Page 133
... appeared too great a discrepancy between the promise and the performance of the motor , added to which an increasing number of people appeared to be being allowed an interest in the project in return for money . Finally , Aldrich was ...
... appeared too great a discrepancy between the promise and the performance of the motor , added to which an increasing number of people appeared to be being allowed an interest in the project in return for money . Finally , Aldrich was ...
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The History of an Obsession Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume. such appeared to be the case . The possibility of the invention of a new motor of incalculable utility would seem to be established , and in view of the immense importance of the ...
The History of an Obsession Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume. such appeared to be the case . The possibility of the invention of a new motor of incalculable utility would seem to be established , and in view of the immense importance of the ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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