Perpetual Motion Machine in Paris and London Letters
Aug 30 reports from the Paris Gazette on a Leiden professor and Baron Fisher testing a large wheel claimed to be perpetual motion. Observers note the device completes 26 turns per minute with a pendulum confirming regular motion. Suppressed by Landgrave, the inventor seeks foreign reward. commentary from Amsterdam cites royal interest and potential clockmaking utility. Additional items mention noble marriages, court intrigues, and tension in Vienna and Genoa on health and maritime orders.
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