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Page 115
... winding by the attachment to it of a barometer arranged to actuate a winding wheel in such a manner that whether the mercury rose or fell , the wheel always revolved in the same direction , and thus kept the weights which supplied the ...
... winding by the attachment to it of a barometer arranged to actuate a winding wheel in such a manner that whether the mercury rose or fell , the wheel always revolved in the same direction , and thus kept the weights which supplied the ...
Page 116
... winding - up frame , M , shown on a larger scale in the detail sketch . In this winding - up frame is a rectangular slot internally toothed rack - fashion on each side . On one side the teeth point downwards and on the other upwards ...
... winding - up frame , M , shown on a larger scale in the detail sketch . In this winding - up frame is a rectangular slot internally toothed rack - fashion on each side . On one side the teeth point downwards and on the other upwards ...
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... winding his weight or spring up again automatically . James Cox succeeded admirably with his clock . Not so the inven- tor of this system who suggested that trams and cars , sewing machines and ' other light machinery ' might be ...
... winding his weight or spring up again automatically . James Cox succeeded admirably with his clock . Not so the inven- tor of this system who suggested that trams and cars , sewing machines and ' other light machinery ' might be ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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