RefNo | AP/12/10/1 |
Level | Item |
Title | Unpublished manuscript, 'Description of a machine for perpetuating motion' by Joseph Hopkins |
Date | 17 November 1826 |
Description | Hopkins describes his design for a perpetual motion machine consisting of a wheel with a groove for a ball bearing, balanced on pivots and supported by pillars. A graphite inscription top left of first page reads 'Author written to' and an ink inscription top right reads 'N. T.Y. [Thomas Young]'.
Subject: Physics
Received by the Royal Society on 20 November 1826. |
Extent | 2p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedRecord | AP/12/10 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |