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... weights at their extremities were drawn in and allowed to move out by the force of gravity acting on pis- tons in cylinders . Note how the movement of one piston is supposed to affect the move- ment of a weight two arms away via cords ...
... weights at their extremities were drawn in and allowed to move out by the force of gravity acting on pis- tons in cylinders . Note how the movement of one piston is supposed to affect the move- ment of a weight two arms away via cords ...
Page 78
... weights A and A appears to have two pivot points , so as to impart some rotation to the rat- chet wheels B and B , rather more weight than is available is momentarily required to swing the high side down . This extra weight must now be ...
... weights A and A appears to have two pivot points , so as to impart some rotation to the rat- chet wheels B and B , rather more weight than is available is momentarily required to swing the high side down . This extra weight must now be ...
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... weights , peardrop - shaped and mark- ed E. The cross arm on the A G first shaft is at right - angles to the cross arm on the second shaft . The pendulum weights are intended to operate in the usual manner , namely affording more ...
... weights , peardrop - shaped and mark- ed E. The cross arm on the A G first shaft is at right - angles to the cross arm on the second shaft . The pendulum weights are intended to operate in the usual manner , namely affording more ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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