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... descend on the wheel I , by which means the force of it will be doubled . And if this be yet insufficient , then may the water , which falls on the second wheel T , be received into the other vessel G , and from thence again descend on ...
... descend on the wheel I , by which means the force of it will be doubled . And if this be yet insufficient , then may the water , which falls on the second wheel T , be received into the other vessel G , and from thence again descend on ...
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... descending 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 ...
... descending 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 ...
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... descending , to cause masses of matter to act alternately in accordance with and in opposition to the laws of gravity , and to make water run up - hill - these , Munn decreed , were rubbish . Nevertheless he acknowledged that the ...
... descending , to cause masses of matter to act alternately in accordance with and in opposition to the laws of gravity , and to make water run up - hill - these , Munn decreed , were rubbish . Nevertheless he acknowledged that the ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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