| RefNo | AP/16/1 |
| Previous numbers | AP.16.1 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper and letters, 'Project for a perpetual motion' by A B |
| Date | 1831 |
| Description | Author identified as ‘A B’ presents a plan for a perpetual motion machine consisting of a large ‘receiver’ into which air is pumped by a system of levers and pistons. The text is accompanied by two figures of the machine. Preceded by a letter from A B to the President of the Royal Society, and a letter from J G [John George] Children to A B.
Subject: Physics |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/16/1/1 |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3175 | Children; John George (1777 - 1852); chemist | 1777 - 1852 |