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Perpetual motion : the history of an obsession

by Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume

An illustrated overview of perpetual motion machines and their inventors. It explores how attempts to create self-turning mechanisms influenced the development of engineering, detailing historical examples from London and Germany.

Accession 21141 ISBN 0760709262 Publisher Allen & Unwin
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