Title

Perpetual motion machine

Caption

Perpetual motion machine described by the Jesuit Stanislaus Solski c1610. Water was pumped from reservoir alternately up the vertical pipes to the upper reservoirs A,B. The small reservoirs C,D were filled from them. E,F are pumps operated by the oscillation of the small reservoirs C,D. Engraving from "Theatri Machinarum Hydraulicum" by Jacob Leupold (Leipzig, 1774).

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Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP07113_010329P

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22,8Mb (1,3Mb) / 11,8in x 7,5in / 3543 x 2254 (300dpi)