INDEXAir (SeeLiquid Air)."A Journeyman Mechanic's" Device,99Allaman's Animadversions on the Neglect of Orffyreus's Inventions,239Anderson & Enbom's Pump,76Archimedean Screw and Liquid, Device by Means of,104"Artisan, The," Article Published in,329Bags in Liquid, Compressible and Distensible, Device by Means of,155Bellidor, B., His Account of Perpetual Motion Device,46Bernoulli, John, Notice of,336Arguments Supporting Possibility of Perpetual Motion,336Black, James, His Device,102Böckler, George Andrew, His Plates,81Buoyancy Through Media of Different Densities,151Brewster, Sir David, Edited Lectures of James Ferguson,44In Appendix to Ferguson's Lectures Gives Description of "Water-Blowing Machine",148Is Attracted by Spence's Device, and Writes Letter Affording Description of Same,170British Patents,58;120;121;125;127;129;132,140British Thermal Unit Defined and Explained,264Cannon Balls and Oscillating Trough,71Capillary Attraction and Physical Affinity, Devices by Means of (See Table of Contents),5Capra, A., His Device,32Compressible and Distensible Bags in Liquid,155Congreve, Sir William, Notice of;His Perpetual Motion Devices,182Conservation of Energy, Its Relation to Possibility of Perpetual Motion (See Table of Contents),5Considered with Reference to Perpetual Motion,269Proof and Illustration of,200Anticipated by Newton, Galileo, Huyghens and Descartes,272Copland, Robert, His "Improved Method of Gaining Power",140Cunningham, George, His "Mercurial Pneumatic Device",157"Darius Green and His Flying Machine",16Desagulier, Rev. J. T., Proposition on the Balance,47Article of, Concerning the Device of Marquis of Worcester and the Orffyrean Wheel,222Dircks, Henry, Title Page Mention,3His Books Mentioned,7Comments by Author on His Works,8Information Furnished by, Rearranged,9His Classification of Devices,19His "Life, Times and Scientific Labors of the Second Marquis of Worcester",213Excerpt from,228His Statement Concerning Arguments For and Against the Possibility of Perpetual Motion,270Arguments by Others For and Against the Possibility of Perpetual Motion, Published by Dircks, Copied in This Work,274Eaton's Perpetual Siphon,145"Ed. Vocis Rationis," His Device,78Ellis, George Henry (SeeRathen & Ellis).Energy (SeeMomentum and Energy).Energy, Conservation of (SeeConservation of Energy).Energy and Heat Convertible and Commensurable,262Energy Defined, Explained and Distinguished from Momentum,203Enbom and Anderson's Pump,76Explanation by Author of Failure of Hydraulic and Hydro-Mechanical Devices,112of the Failure of Pneumatic, Siphon and Hydro-Pneumatic Devices,159of the Failure of Momentum and Energy Devices,206of Failure of Wheels and Weights Devices,61Failures (SeeExplanation of Failures).Ferguson, James; "Peasant Boy Philosopher," His Device,43Fontana, P. Gregorio, Notice of; His Arguments on the Impossibility of Perpetual Motion,306Foot-Pound, Defined and Explained,265Furman, George H., "A New and Improved Motor," U. S. Patent,36Gallileo, His Pendulum Experiment,267Gravesande, Prof. S., Letter to Sir Isaac Newton,236Haywood, John, His Device,58Heat and Energy Convertible and Commensurable,261Helmholtz, Notice of,258Honecort, Willars de, Account of His Device,22Horse-Power, Defined and Explained,264Hydro-Pneumatic Devices (See Table of Contents),5Hydrostatical Paradox,118Hydrostatical Paradoxical Balance, Article on,305Hydraulic and Hydro-Pneumatic Devices (See Table of Contents),5Inclined Planes and Rolling Weights (See Table of Contents),5Inclined Planes and Weights Devices, Unpublished. Noted by the Author,73Inclined Planes, Series of,69Italian Device, An,92Introductory Essay,11Jacobus, Dr., His Magnetic Device,173Joule, Notice of,258Jurin's Device,176Kenrick, Dr. William, His Remarks Concerning the Inventions of the Marquis of Worcester and Councillor Orffyreus and Perpetual Motion in General,228Langley, Prof. Samuel P., His Attempts and Labors at Heavier Than Air Flight,14Lardner, Ignatius, Attempts to Show Impossibility of Crossing Ocean With Steam Power,14Leonardo da Vinci (SeeVinci).Läserson, Louis Diodor, His "Improvements in Production of Motive Power",127Legge's Hydro-Pneumatic Power Device,146Linley, John, His Hydraulic Device,87Liquid Air, as a Means of Perpetual Motion,195Lord Rayleigh (SeeRayleigh).Mackintosh, F. S., Experiment by,166Magnetic Devices (See Table of Contents),5Magnetic-Driven Wheel,164Magnetic Pendulum,163Magnetic Semi-Circle,172Mechanic, A Journeyman (See"A Journeyman Mechanic").Mechanics' Magazine, Article Published in,278,353Media of Different Densities, Devices by Means of Buoyancy Through,151Mercurial Pneumatic Device (SeeCunningham, George).Mercury, Inclined Glass Tube and Ball,68Momentum, Defined, Explained and Distinguished from Energy,201Momentum and Energy, Account and Explanation of Perpetual Motion Devices by Means of,205Momentum and Energy, Distinguished and Considered; Attempted Devices for Perpetual Motion by Means of (See Table of Contents),5Munro, R., Comments on Mackintosh's Experiment,169Newcomb, Simeon, Notice of,15Newton, Sir Isaac, Mention of,135,220Letter to from Prof. 's Gravesande,236Nicholson, William, Notice of,315;His Article Against the Possibility of Perpetual Motion,316Orchard's Vacuum Engine,137Orffyreus, Jean Ernest Eli Bessler (Councillor), His Perpetual Motion Labors (See Table of Contents),5;Remarks of Author Concerning Claims of,252Papin, Dr., Argument by Against the Possibility of Perpetual Motion,275Pasley, T. H., Article by,347"Pamphleteer, The," Article Published in,349Paradox, Hydrostatical,118Patents, U. S. (SeeU. S. Patents); Patents, British (SeeBritish Patents)."Peasant Boy Philosopher" (SeeFerguson, James).Pendulum, Gallileo's Experiment with,268Perpetual Motion Defined,11Perpetual Pump,109Perpetual Motion, Its Possibility Considered with Reference to Conservation of Energy,269Perpetual Motion, Consideration of Its Possibility,270Arguments Against Its Possibility—Article by Dr. Papin,275;Article by Rev. John Wilkins,281;Article Based on Paradoxical Hydrostatical Balance,305;Article by P. Gregorio Fontana,306;Article by William Nicholson,316;Article Published in "The Artisan,"329;Article Published in "Mechanic's Magazine,"278.Arguments Maintaining Its Possibility—Scriptural Arguments,335;Article by John Bernoulli,336;Article by P. Christopher Scheiner,342;Article by T. H. Pasley,347;Article Published in "The Pamphleteer,"349;Article by J. Welch,351;Article Published in "Mechanic's Magazine,"353.Physical Affinity and Capillary Attraction, as a Means of Perpetual Motion (See Table of Contents),5Pickering, Peter, His "Atmospheric Engine",120Pneumatic Devices (See Table of Contents),5Preface,7Proposition on the Balance (SeeDesagulier, Rev. J. T.)Radium and Radio-Active Substances as a Means of Perpetual Motion (See Table of Contents),5Rayleigh, Lord, His Radium Clock, Notice of,197,199Rangley's Patent Roller Pump, Adaptation of,97Rathen and Ellis's Device,129Rationis, Ed. Vocis (See"Ed. Vocis Rationis").Rolling Weights and Inclined Planes as a Means of Perpetual Motion (See Table of Contents),5Scheiner, P. Christopher, Notice of; Argument by Supporting Possibility of Perpetual Motion,342Schirrmeister, Charles, His "Mechanical Movement",38Schott, Gaspar, Mention of in Connection with Perpetual Motion,172,173Scriptural Argument,335Self-Motive Power Defined,11Semi-Circle, Magnetic,172Siphon Device for Perpetual Motion (See Table of Contents).Sims, John, His Perpetual Motion Problem,106Sinclair, Prof. George, His Pneumatic Device,124Siphon, Eaton's Perpetual,145Siphon and Funnel Device,135Sleigh, Burrowes, Willcocks Arthur, His Perpetual Motion Labors,111Sleigh, William Willcocks, His Perpetual Motion Labors,110Sommerset, Edward (Marquis of Worcester) (See Table of Contents),5Spence, John, Notice of; His Magnetic Device,170Stansel, P. Valentine, Device of,95Strutt, Hon. R. J. (SeeRayleigh).Stuckey, William Henry, His "Pneumatic Engine",121Theisneri, Joannis, His Magnetic Semi-Circle,172Trough, Oscillating and Cannon Balls,71U. S. Patents,36,38,76Vacuum Engine, Orchard's,137Vallance, Dixon, His Device,34Varley, Richard, His "New Perpetual Moving Power",132Vinci, Leonardo da, Notice of,27;His Perpetual Motion Labors,29,32"Voice of Reason," Device by Author of,88Vogel, A. F., His "Hydrostatic General Mobile",96Water Blowing Machine,147Water-Wheel Driven Pump,97Welch, J., Article by,351Wheel, Magnetic Driven (SeeMagnetic-Driven Wheel).Wheels and Weights Devices (See Table of Contents),5Wilckens (SeeLudeke and Wilckens).Wilkins, Rev. John, Argument Denying Possibility of Perpetual Motion,281Worcester, Marquis of (Edward Sommerset) (SeeSommerset).X-Ray Machine, Notice of,16
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Inconsistent spelling and punctuation have been retained, as this book quotes many sources.
Simple typographical errors were corrected.
Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.
The original book copied illustrations from various sources and did not change the Figure numbers. This eBook retains those original identifications, so there are duplicate numbers.
Text usually spells "Galileo" as "Gallileo"; both forms have been retained here.
Mathematical equations have been expressed here in linear form. Accuracy of their transcriptions is questionable. Multiplication was indicated in various ways and has not been changed or standardized.
Page73: "phraseology" was printed as "praseology".
Page76: "1882" was printed as "182".
Page222: "misspent" was printed as "mispent".
Page229: "perseverance" was printed as "perserverance".
Page220and others: "'s Gravesande" was the person's name.
Page241: Removed unmatched double quote mark following "it only turns one way."
Page252: Removed unmatched double quote mark following "should be undeceived."
Page268: "horizontal from which" was printed as "form".
Page284: ☿ is the alchemy symbol for Mercury; ♃ is the alchemy symbol for tin (and for Jupiter).
Page288: "attracted" was printed as "attraced".
Page313: Thepnear the end of the equation shortly before "the distance of the" appeared to be only partly printed and may be a different symbol.
Page326: "preponderate" was printed as "perponderate".