Illustration showing PERPETUAL MOTION

Illustration showing PERPETUAL MOTION by magnetism. 0, P, V and S, at magnets arranged at equal distances around the circumference of a cirlce. In the centre is a steel ring. The idea was that the points on the circumference of the ring would be repelled by the magnets P, 0, V ands on the circumference of the circle, and thus the steel ring would be made to rotate (the arrows represent the direction of the magnetic repulsion), From Athanasius Kircher Magnes Sive de Arte Magnetica, Cologne, 1643

1643 Arranged Arrows Athanasius Circumference Cologne Distances Equal Idea Kircher Magnes Magnetic Magnetica Magnetism Magnets Perpetual Points Repelled Represent Repulsion Rotate Sive Thus Weights

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