i         Preface    

ii        Acknowledgments     

          PERPETUAL MOTION AROUND RENAISSANCE  

          Introduction      

          Albertus Magnus       

          Natural Magic of Baptista Porta (1543–1615)    

          Automata in Europe 

          Bishop Wilkins 1670 

          Renaissance, Science and Natural Magic    

          Francis Bacon (1561-1626)        

          His Solomon’s House

          Extremely Slow Perpetual Motion Sold for 20 Talents of God       

          CORNELIS DREBBEL'S (1572-1634)

PERPETUAL MOTION

          His Life    

          His Inventions   

          Thermostats and a thermoscope.        

          Optics       

          Chemical Technology

          The Submarine 

          His Perpetual Motion

          Drebbel’s Writings     

          THE CLASSIFICATION

OF PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINES  

          OVER-BALANCING WHEELS

&

OTHER DEVICES BY MEANS OF WHEELS AND WEIGHTS 

          LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452- 1519)        

          Da Vinci on Force     

          Friction    

          Da Vinci on Perpetual Motion    

          Self Moving Car        

          CENTURY OF INVENTIONS

BY EDWARD SOMERSET,

(1601-1667)

Second Marquis Of Worcester   

          How To Judge Marquis Of Worcester Works?     

          Introduction to “Century” 

          Life of Edward Somerset, Second Marquis of Worcester      

          His Political Career and Upheavals    

          The Classification of Marquis of Worcester’s

Total 100 Inventions by Henry Dircks 

          Revised Classification of Marquis of Worcester’s

Total 100 Inventions by the Author     

          The Century of Inventions 

          His Over -Balancing Wheel        

          An Advantageous Change of Centres

          Poor Appraisal Arthur W.J.G. Ord Hume    

          “Actually Tried” Inventions        

          Article 68 A Fire Water-Work    

          Pot-Lid Story    

          Number 98: A Semi-Omnipotent Engine     

          A Stupendious Water-Work        

          In Bonum Publicum & Ad Majorum Dei Gloriam.        

          Water-Commanding Engine, Act, Etc.         

          Lord John Somerset 

          Most Gracious Sovereign, 

          Explanation : A Stupendious or a Water-Commanding Engine      

          Letter to the EARL or LOTHERDALE      

          “An Act to Enable Edward Marquess of Worcester to receive the Benefit and Profit of a "Water- Commanding Engine” by him Invented; One Tenth part whereof is appropriated for the Benefit of the Kings Majesty, His Heirs and Successors”      

          Marquis Of Woecestee S Patent. Signet Bill.        

          A Panegyric  by James Bollock. 

          His Prayer         

          Other Perpetual Motion Devices in Century        

          A Boat Driving Against Wind And Tide 15  

          A Double-Drawing Engine For Weights 25 

          A Double Water Screw No 55     

          A Continually-Going Watch No. 78     

          Devices with Tremendous Mechanical Advantage Nos. 14, 22, 27, and 93.    

          Multiplied Strength In Little Room no. 14   

          An Ebbing And Flowing River No. 22

          A Most Easie Level Draught No. 27   

          A Ship-Raising Engine Engine No. 93 

          His Dedication Of The Book “Century’       

          Worcester’s Adress at the House of Commons     

          BISHOP WILKINS 1670  

          CHAP. XIV. The seeming probability of Effecting a Continual Motion by Solid Weights in a Hollow Wheel or Sphere.

          PATENTS STORY    

          French Academy of Paris (1775)        

          How Can You Patent A Perpetual Motion Machine?   

          United States Patents on Perpetual Motion

          German Patents on Perpetual Motion

          French Patents on Perpetual Motion 

          A. Capra's Device     

          Johann Jacob Leupold (1674-1727)and his his “Theatrum Machinarum Generale”

          JOHAN ERNST ELIAS BESSLER “ORFFYREUS”

          Perpetual Motion Triumphant    

          A Letter from Professor’s Gravesande to Sir Isaac Newton, Concerning Orffyreus's Wheel     

          Dr. Allainan’ Opinion Concerning

Orffyreus Wheel        

          "Gentleman's Magazine” Publishes Article on Orffyreus’ Machine       

          Desaguliers’ Article Rejects Orffyreus’ Invention Remarks On Some Attempts Made Towards A Perpetual Motion; By The Reverend Dr. Desaguliers, F.R.S.       

          Orffyreus’ Perpetual Motion Was Unique   

          Dr. William Kenrick 1770 on Orffyreus’ Perpetual Motion   

          Originators of Thermodynamics Rejects Perpetual motion  

          Desagulier's Propositions on the Balance    

          Ferguson's Device (1710-1776) 

          Dr. Conradus Schvier’s Perpetual Motion   

          John Haywood's Device1790     

          George Linton (1821) British Patent No. 4632    

          The Device of Dixon Vallance. England, 1825      

          J.G. Hendrickson (1829) Perpetual Motion 

          Joseph Eugene Asaert of Lille    

          Arnaud Nicolas1850 

          Thomas Wood of the Glue Works1852        

          1854 John Aitken of Longsight  

          1854 [No. 1360] James W. Shaw of Birmingham

          1854 Plato Oulton of Dublin       

          1854 [No. 2129] Frederick Samson Thomas        

          1854 [No. 2589] George Hale of Tavistock Street         

          1856 E.P. Willis (1856)       

          1858 Pierre Richard 

          1855 [No. 2373] Henry Weber of Zurich, Switzerland  

          1857 [No. 2125] William Gilmour of Dalbeth       

          1859 [No. 1057] James Randall Smith         

          1859 [No. 2815] Prince Gustave Gennerich of Poland

          1860 [No. 1581] Claude Joseph Napoléon Rebour       

          1861 [No. 1112] George Hayes of Elton      

          1870 Charles Batcheller    

          1886 Schirrmeister's Mechanical Movement (1886)    

          Furman's Device 1884       

          B. Belidor's Device   

          Henry Dirk’s (1850) Works on Perpetual Motion

          Daniel Hering on Perpetual Motion    

          W.J.G.Ord-Hume on Perpetual Motion        

          Jaggnatha’s Perpetual Motion (1984)

          2. DEVICES BY MEANS OF ROLLING WEIGHTS AND INCLINED PLANES 

          Series of Inclined Planes    

          Device by Oscillating Trough and Cannon Balls  

          Simon Steven’s Perpetual Motion       

          1852 [No. 921] George Fitt of Parsonage House,

          3.  MAGNETIC PERPETUAL MOTION   

          Compass  

          William Gilbert of Colchester (1544-1603) 

          Johannes Taisnierus’ Perpetual Motion 1570       

          Bishop Wilkins (1614 -1672)       

          CHAP. XIII. Concerning several attempts of contriving a perpetual Motion, by Magnetical Virtues.       

          Device of Dr. Jacobus        

          Athanasius Kircher (1601-1680)

          Kircher's wheel and Sphere.       

          Galileo's Magnetic Perpetual Motion (1635)       

          1799 W. Stephen (1799)     

          1818 Spence’s Perpetual Motion         

          Addley’s Perpetual Motion         

          A Magnetic Pendulum       

          Mackintosh's Experiment  

          Magnetic-Driven Wheel     

          Henry Croker   

          4. WATER BASED PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINES  

          Hydraulic and Hydro-Mechanical Devices  

          Agostino Ramelli (1531-1608)             

          A Revolving Bookcase by Ramelli      

          Agricolla Francisco di Georgio  

          Robert Fludd 1574-1637   

          Robert Fludd’s Water Engine     

          1670, Bishop Wilkin  

          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.  

          Georg Andreas Boekler 1686     

          Archimedean Screw and Liquid 

          A Perpetual Pump, by an Unknown Inventor       

          A Water Wheel-Driven Pump     

          An Italian Device       

          Enbom & Anderson's Pump       

          John Sims's Problem. 1830         

          Device of Author of the "Voice of Reason"

          John Linley's Hydraulic Device. 1831

          "A Journeyman Mechanic's" Device 

          Device of "Ed. Vocis Rationis"  

          1832 Pierre Nicolas Hainsselin   

          1833 Barthelemy Richard Comte de Predaval    

          1846 [No. 11,452] William Eaton        

          Vogel's Device  

          1853Auguste E. L. Bellford        

          1855 [No. 942] George Augustus Huddart  

          1856 [No. 2164] Robert and Edward Lavender   

          1857 [No. 1330] Peter Armand le Comte de Fontainemoreau       

          1857 [No. 3199] William Middleship   

          James Black's Device        

          1858 George Singleton Hill         

          1858 George Singleton Hill         

          1858  John Coates    

          1858 Bartholemmeo Predavalle

          1858 Moses Starbuck

          1859 Hugh Rigby      

          1859 Moses       

          1860 George Augustus Huddart and Joseph Durham Erkine Huddart  

          1863] James Smith and Sydney Arthur Chease   

          1860 John Ambrose Coffey, of Finsbury     

          1860 Johann Ernst Friedrich Lüdeke 

          1860 George Chowen of Lew Down   

          Perpetual Motion Based On Buoyant Force of Water 

          William Davis’ Buoyancy Motor

          Why Hydraulic and Hydro-Mechanical Devices for Obtaining Perpetual Motion Failed to Work       

5       PNEUMATIC SIPHON, HYDRO-PNEUMATIC DEVICES, ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, COMPRESSED AIR DEVICES 

          Perpetual motion Based on Second Law of Thermodynamics       

          Vittorio Zonca (1568-1602)        

          Galileo’s Thermoscope       

          Houtefeuille (1647-1724)   

          The Hydrostatical Paradox         

          1669 Prof. George Sinclair's Device   

          1729 George Cunningham's Mercurial Pneumatic Device. Ireland. 1729       

          Antide Janvier (1751-1835)        

          Jams Cox's (1760) Perpetual Motion Clock         

          1797 Richard Varley's Device    

          Liquid Air as a Means of Perpetual Motion

          1800 Gamgee’s Zero Motor (1800)    

          1801William Parkes of Newington      

          1819 Robert Copland's Device  

          1823 Device by Compressible and Distensible Bags in Liquid        

          1825 Device by Means of Buoyancy through Media of Different Densities    

          1826 Orchard's Vacuum Engine

          1827 Waterblowing Machine      

          1828 Siphon and Funnel Device

          1839 Jacob Brazill's Device       

          1842 Stuckey's Device       

          1843 William Henry Stuckey      

          1845 William Willcocks      

          1850 Eaton's Perpetual Siphon. London. 1850    

          1850 Legge's Hydro-Pneumatic Power Device. 1850  

          1855 [No. 2667] Michel Pierre Gilardeau    

          1856 William Smith   

          Antoine Jean Baptiste Lespinasse       

          Aime Lecocq of France     

          1856 [No. 1345] Duncan Lang   

          1856 [No. 1611] General Henri Dembinski  

          1856 [No. 2455] Robert George Barrow     

          1856 [No. 463] David Jones       

          1858 [No. 2530] Robert Wright of Manchester   

          1858 [No. 2853] Joseph Marie Roussel        

          1860 Charles Thomas Boutet     

          1860 William Edward Gedge      

          1860 [No. 272] George Redrup  

          1860 [No. 272] George Redrup  

          1858 Pickering's Device    

          1860 [No. 24] Marc Antoine F. Mennons     

          1860 [No. 342] George Augustus Huddart  

          1860 [No. 1090] Johann Ernst Friedrich Lüdeke

          1860 [No. 1458] Bartolommeo Predavalle 

          1860 [No. 1493] Alfred Arthur   

          1860 Laserson's Device     

          1860 William Willcocks Sleigh   

          1866 Von Rathen and Ellis's Device   

          Tripler’s (1899) Perpetual Motion Machine

          Why the Devices Described in this Chapter Failed to Work  

6       DEVICES UTILIZING CAPILLARY ATTRACTION AND PHYSICAL AFFINITY.       

          Kircher's (1601-1680) Water Cycle.   

          Robert Boyle (1627-91) on Perpetual Motion      

          Jean Bernoulli’s (1667-1748) Perpetual Motion  

          Sir William Congreve (1772-1829)     

          1857, Bartholemeo Predavalle  

7       PERPETUAL MOTION

 BY OSCILLATION 

          Benjamin Glorney     

          Bartholommeo Predavalle

          Marc Antoine François Mennons        

          W. Leaton’s Oscillating Perpetual Motion Machine     

          Jr Horace’ Perpetual Motion     

8       PERPETUAL MOTION DEVICES USING CHEMICAL PRINCIPLE         

          Paracelsus’ Chemical Perpetual Motion (1493)   

          Bishop John Wilkins 

          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. 

          Madam Blavatsky Paracelsus    

          Athanasius Kircher (1601-1680)

          Mormius 1630  

          9. PERPETUAL MOTION BASED ON

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM 

          An Electric Perpetual Motion Machine       

          Alexander Bain’s Perpetual Motion    

          Dr. Henry Morton Perpetual Motion  

          Faraday on Magnetic Forces     

10     MISCELLANEOUS

PERPETUAL MOTION   

          Thomas Greaves       

          Lot Faulkner    

          Ernst Luedeke  

          Thomas Wood 1852  

          William Willcocks Sleigh    

          Adderley Willcocks Sleigh 

          Robert Benton 

          Henry Weber    

          John Coates      

          Notes and References        

          EEC Series of Books

          Author’s Introduction