Perpetual Motion: The History of an Obsession |
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... philosophers and the engineers considered the quest for perpetual motion from two somewhat opposed standpoints . The philosopher saw perpetual motion as a means of extending a man's prowess and skills into perpetuity and believed that ...
... philosophers and the engineers considered the quest for perpetual motion from two somewhat opposed standpoints . The philosopher saw perpetual motion as a means of extending a man's prowess and skills into perpetuity and believed that ...
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... philosophers who sought ' real ' perpetual motion , their efforts were directed towards the artistic . Great wheels with ... philosopher who would certainly have given it visual attraction . Now the engineers saw perpetual motion in a ...
... philosophers who sought ' real ' perpetual motion , their efforts were directed towards the artistic . Great wheels with ... philosopher who would certainly have given it visual attraction . Now the engineers saw perpetual motion in a ...
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... philosophers ' that their writings combine magic , witchcraft , alchemy and astrology with their own brand of psy- chosis to the point where any attempt at comprehension is thwarted on every front . Wolf , in his A History of Science ...
... philosophers ' that their writings combine magic , witchcraft , alchemy and astrology with their own brand of psy- chosis to the point where any attempt at comprehension is thwarted on every front . Wolf , in his A History of Science ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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