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Perpetual Motion: The History of an Obsession
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Adventures Unlimited Pr
Publication date March 15, 2006
Pages 235
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781931882514
ISBN-10 1931882517
Dimensions 0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight 0.55 lbs.
Original list price $20.00
Other format details sci/tech
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: The deceptively simple task of making a mechanism which would turn forever has fascinated many famous men and physicists throughout the centuries. In fact, the basic tenets of engineering grew from the failures of these perpetual motion machine designers. This work offers an illustrated overview of perpetual motion machines and their inventors.

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from Adventures Unlimited Pr (March 15, 2006)
9781931882514 | details & prices | 235 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $20.00
About: The deceptively simple task of making a mechanism which would turn forever has fascinated many famous men and physicists throughout the centuries.
from St Martins Pr (September 1, 1980)
9780312601317 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $7.95
About: A mechanical engineer recounts the efforts of scientists and inventors through the centuries to devise perpetual-motion machinery and shows ways in which their experimentation contributed to the science of mechanics

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