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Unpublished letter, on a scheme for perpetual motion from anonymous author to unknown recipient

Reference number: AP/5/5

Date: 13 November 1784

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The author describes his proposed scheme for a perpetual motion machine and the way in which to construct it. The author wished to remain anonymous until such time as his machine is deemed a success. Includes a diagram within the text.

Subject: Physics

Written in London.

Reference number
AP/5/5
Earliest possible date
13 November 1784
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished letter, on a scheme for perpetual motion from anonymous author to unknown recipient, 13 November 1784, AP/5/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_5_5/unpublished-letter-on-a-scheme-for-perpetual-motion-from-anonymous-author-to-unknown-recipient, accessed on 08 February 2026

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