CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 INTRODUCTION
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1.1 Objections
Against Perpetual Motion
1.2 Perpetual
Motion and Religion
2
THE JOURNEY OF MAN
FROM UNDERSTANDING OF MOTION
TO PERPETUAL MOTION……………...
2.1 What
is Motion?: Various Speculations
2.2 Philosophers
Discover Self-motion
2.3 Deva
Ramananda: Philosopher of Perpetual Motion
2.4 Discovery,
Ultimate Power and Happiness 333
2.5 Invention
as Means to Adapt to Environment
2.6 Astronomers
Discovers Perpetual Motion
2.7 Perpetual
Motion in Middle Ages
2.8 Perpetual
Motion Around Renaissance
2.9 Perpetual
Motion and Role of Christianity
2.10 Science Took
A False Start
2.11 Inventors
of Over-balancing Wheel
2.12 Development
Of Law Of Conservation Of Energy Is A Long Stride On Wrong Path
2.13 Deva Ramananda
Inspires To Reinvent Perpetual Motion
2.14 Struggles
In Journey Of Perpetual Motion
3
PERPETUAL MOTIONPOSSIBLE OR IMPOSSIBLE :THE DEBATE
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The
Purpose of Debate
3.3 Debate:
Physicist Vs Perpetual Motionists
3.4 Madam
H. P. Blavatsky on Perpetual Motion
3.5 Dr.
Papin Rejects The Possibility of
Perpetual Motion
3.6 Article
on Impossibility of Perpetual Motion by John Wilkins (1614- 1672)
3.7 {CHAP.
IX. }Of A Perpetual Motion, The Seeming Facility And Real Difficulty Of Any Such Contrivance, The Several Ways Where- By It
Hath Been Attempted, Particularly By Chemistry.
3.8 {CHAP.
XIII.} Concerning Several Attempts Of Contriving A Perpetual Motion, By Magnetical Virtues.
3.9 {CHAP.
XIV}. The Seeming Probability Of Effecting
A Continual Motion By Solid Weights In A Hollow Wheel Or Sphere.
3.10 {CHAP. XV.}
Of composing, a Perpetual Motion by Fluid Weights Concerning Archimedes his Water Screw The great probability of accomplishing
this enquiry by the help of that, with the fallibleness
of it upon experiment.
3.11 The Paradoxical
Hydrostatic Balance
3.12 On the Mechanical
Projects -for Affording a
Perpetual Motion
3.14 The Possibility
of Perpetual Motion Asserted
3.15 P. Christopher
Scheiner 1575- 1650
3.16 T. H. Pasley
3.17 Article From
Pamphleteer
3.18 J. Welch
3.19 Article From
Mechanics' Magazine
3.20 Mr. Mackinnon
Rejects Perpetual Motion
4
MATHEMATICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PROOFS OF THE IMPOSSIBILITY AND POSSIBILITY OF PERPETUAL MOTION
4.1 Simon
Steven, Stevenus of Brugs (1548-1620)
4.2 Galileo
(1564-1642)
4.3 Christian
Huygens (1629-1695)
4.4 George
Biddell Airy: On Certain Conditions under which a Perpetual Motion is Possible.
4.5 Conclusions
5 MEANING OF PERPETUAL MOTION
5.1 Overview
of The Problem
5.2 Problem
of Defining Perpetual Motion
5.3 Changing
Concepts Of Perpetual Motion
5.4 The
Concept Of Perpetual Motion Is Parallel
To The Evolution Of Intelligence.
5.5 Definitions
of Perpetual Motion
5.6 Deva
Ramananda’s Definitions of Perpetual Motion
5.7 Perpetual
Motion in Relation to Law of Inertia
5.8 Perpetual
motion and Laws of Thermodynamics
5.9 Perpetual
Motion is a Discovery
But Perpetual Motion Machine is an Invention.
5.10 A Lecture
on Meaning of Perpetual Motion
5.11 Perpetual
Motion Vs Perpetual Movement
5.12 Perpetual
motion and Bugaboo of Friction
6
DEVA RAMANANDA ON PERPETUAL MOTION
6.1 The
Ultimate Aim of Perpetual Motion
7
EXPLORING THE PHYSICAL PRINCIPLE OF PERPETUAL MOTION
7.1 Overview
7.2 Characteristics
of a Physical Principle
7.3 Physical
Principles Remain Hidden from View
7.4 Discovery
Already Exists
7.5 Hierarchy
of Universal Spiritual and Physical Principles
7.6 Joy
and Power in Discovery
8 DEVELOPMENT OF THERMODYNAMICS: OVERVIEW
9 FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
9.1 Overview
9.2 Sir
Benjamin Thompson Count Rumford
(1753-1814)
9.3 Julius
Robert Mayer
9.4 James
Prescott Joule
9.5 Myth
of Law of Conservation of Energy and Implications of the First Law
9.6 Laws
of Thermodynamics' from a Gödelian Viewpoint
9.7 H.
Poincaré asks: “What Exactly Remains Constant?”
10 SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Development
of Steam Engine
10.3 Sadi Carnot
(1796-1832)
10.4 Carnot Cycle
10.5 Entropy……………………………
10.6 Clausius
10.7 Statistical
Mechanics……………..
10.8 Ludwig Boltzman
10.9 Willard Gibbs
10.10
Entropy and Information
10.11
Cybernetics
11
THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
Speculations And Implications
11.1 Can the Second
Law of Thermodynamics Be Circumvented?
11.2 Maxwell’s
Demon Violates Second Law:
11.3 Max Planck
on the Second Law of Thermodynamics
11.4 George Gamow
on Second Law Of Thermodynamics
11.5 P.W. Bridgman
and Brownian Motor
11.6 Bridgman
on Heat Death
11.7 Richard Feynman
12
SECOND LAW VIOLATIONS
12.1 Problem of
Origin of Life
Evolution and Law of Entropy
12.2 Erwin Schrödinger
on Life
12.3 Ilya Prigogine
13
THIRD LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
13.1 Zeroth Law
of Thermodynamics
13.2 Breaking
the Zeroth law
14
CLASSIFICATION OF PERPETUAL MOTION…
15
A RATIONAL INQUIRY INTO PERPETUAL MOTION AND OVER-BALANCING WHEEL
15.1 The Over-balancing
Wheel
15.2 The Logic
of Perpetual Motionist
15.3 Perpetual
Motion as Objective,
Reliable knowledge
15.4 Two Extreme
views: 1.Perpetual motion is valid and scientific 2.Perpetual motion is a chimera or will o wisp
15.5 Need For
Some Balance
15.6 Method of
Perpetual Motion
15.8 Observation
and Experiment
15.9 History of
Perpetual Motion
15.10
Western Perpetual Motion
15.11
Perpetual Motion Is Dynamic
15.12
False Impressions
15.13
Perpetual Motion Is Not Theory Driven-
15.14
Other Merits of Perpetual Motion
15.15
Over-Balancing Wheel
15.16
What is Over-balancing wheel (gravity motor) ?
15.17
History
15.18
Scientific-Spiritual Method
15.19
Perpetual motion is Scientific
15.20
Conclusions:
16 WHY
DEGENERATION OF PERPETUAL MOTION?
17 Notes and References
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