-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.free-energy.co.uk/ <A HREF="http://www.free-energy.co.uk/">Perpetual motion: An Ancient Mystery Solved?</A> ----- An Ancient Mystery Solved? You will have come here for anyone of number of reasons, but this site exists for only one - to discover the means by which Johann Bessler utilized the earth’s gravitational field in his so-called ‘perpetual motion machine’ in the year 1712 - and ultimately provide a solution to the energy crisis. The question mark at the end of the title indicates that the discovery process is all but done, there remains one small query to solve and then we shall have the solution - I hope! My book -’Perpetual Motion - An Ancient Mystery Solved?’ contains all the evidence which I have accumulated over a number of years. This book is now available through this site. To counter accusations that this is a scam or that I am ‘three bricks short of a load’ or that I am an eccentric trying to promote some strange philosophy, I have provided in these pages facts and arguments extracted from my book. These will, I hope, go some way towards ameliorating such thoughts. I have set out firstly to prove that Johann Bessler was not a fraud, and secondly to prove that his machine did not contradict nor debase current scientific theory and practice and the laws which govern them. The arguments are persuasive and I believe that an unprejudiced reading of them will arouse in most people a feeling that History has wrongly convicted an innocent man. As for my credentials - I have worked within the engineering industry for over thirty years in various capacities. I have studied the subject of Johann Bessler for most of that time, firstly as a hobby but latterly in a more ordered way. I felt compelled to unearth everything I possibly could about him because of the slowly dawning realisation that he was sincere and therefore there had to be some explanation for the success of his machine. Since advertising on the internet I have been amazed to discover that all around the world there are people who have independently arrived at the same decision as I have - that Bessler was genuine - and who have been working on their own theories as to how he achieved the results that he did. I hope that this book will be of value to those mentioned above and also to others who perhaps are unaware of this man’s life, but who nevertheless would like to see a solution to the energy problems that beset us at the end of this millennium. ===== An Ancient Mystery Solved? •Is a solution to the energy crisis imminent? An alternative energy? •Is there an inexaustable supply of free energy waiting to be tapped? •Is this new energy? •Is a 90% fall in the consumption of the earth’s natural resources possible? •Is a 90% decrease in pollution achievable? •Is there an alternative to solar energy, wind energy and tidal energy? •Is there an alternative to nuclear energy or the burning of fossil fuels? •Did an 18th century inventor discover a new way of generating power? •Are there any conditions under which perpetual motion might be possible? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? YES! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A new investigation into the legend of Bessler’s wheel On the 6th June, 1712 Johann Bessler announced to the world that he had discovered the secret of perpetual motion and had constructed a machine which demonstrated his claim. For many reasons this claim has been put aside and the originator of it has been consigned to the dustbins of history along with all the other frauds, fabulists and fakers whose lives occupy the archives of many a dusty shelf in museums throughout the world. The reasons for this fact are not hard to find. For a start Perpetual Motion is regarded as impossible. Science does not acknowledge the possibility of designing a machine which will acquire sufficient energy of itself, to drive other machines, without accessing that energy from outside itself - and neither do I. However. . . the first time I read an account of the legend of Bessler’s wheel I noticed a glaring error, one that should have been obvious to anyone who read the account closely. And there was not just one area of concern, as I began to study the story I realised that there were several inconsistencies. These led me on an investigation that has occupied me for several years, and has taken me to archives in the UK, Germany and Russia. Despite the fact that I was unable to speak or understand these languages, I was so convinced that I had stumbled on something of tremendous importance, that I paid to have these various texts translated, with the outcome that this is probably the fullest account of Bessler’s life that has been written to date. There is one simple fact to be taken into consideration at this point. My investigations enable me to state unequivocally, that it would not be possible to recreate a similar machine today, using 18th century technology and submitting it to the same tests and examinations that the original machine underwent and expect it to pass - unless it utilized so me unrecognised principle of physics in its design. I speak, not as an academic, but as an engineer of some thirty years experience at the sharp end of mechanical engineering. In addition there are known and established facts which contradict the impression that the inventor was a liar and a fraudster - facts which have been available to the public for more than two hundred and fifty years, but which have been ignored. The above book is the culmination of over ten years research. It has become necessary to publish my findings for two reasons. One is that I have reached a point where I can get no further in my search for the secret of Johann Bessler’s success, and therefore need to lay out my reasons for believing that he was sincere, and my hypothesis which describes how he succeeded. In doing this I am well aware that this may lead to some other person discovering the secret, and I would in fact welcome this, should it occur. The earth and its inhabitants are approaching a crisis. New forms of energy are being constantly sought, but none of them offer the simplicity of the Bessler machine. There are drawbacks to all of the areas of energy generation currently being researched. Bessler’s machine would create no pollution, it would conserve earth’s resources, and it would be so low-tech that it would be cheaply available to even the poorest country - and most importantly of all, it is free energy. The other reason for publishing this book is this. On at least two occasions Bessler mentions that if he doesn’t sell his machine then he would be content to take the secret to his grave, but then he drops hints that the secret would not be lost for ever as he has left clues in various places which would enable someone with an acute mind to decipher the clues and build his own version of the Bessler machine. My familiarity with his works has allowed me to identify three places which hold encoded information and several places where he points to this information. I have tried to decipher the code but cryptology is not something for which I have a talent. It would be a mistake for me to hold on to this information when someone else might well be able to decipher it, and release the means to solve the energy crisis. I have therefore included in the book all the evidence for a code, the actual codes themselves and my findings concerning them so far. My book has been offered to many UK publishers and there has been some interest from some, but the consensus is that I am pushing for the acceptance of the theory of perpetual motion as a means of solving the world’s energy crisis, and therefore none dare associate themselves with my ideas. Despite repeated denials of this fact, it remains the received opinion among publishers and academics. I would like my book to become the focus of discussion concerning development of a new source of energy generation for the next century; an energy based on Bessler’s machine. To further this aim I have decided to self-publish because I am convinced of the reality of the Bessler machine and its potential beneficial impact on sources of energy and pollution. There are only two questions to consider: 1) Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that Bessler was genuine? 2) Are my arguments for the acceptance of my proposition, reasonable, logical and based on common sense? ===== Johann Bessler’s wheel •It measured twelve feet (four meters) in diameter •It was eighteen inches (half a meter) in thickness •It weighed in excess of 700 pounds (320 Kilos) •Each second, four massive 24 pound (10 kilo) weights crashed against the side of the machine •It turned at a speed of twenty-six turns a minute •It was locked and sealed and placed under guard and left to run for eight weeks •The inventor asked £20.000 for the secret - more than £1.500,000 or $2,500,000 today ===== How do we know Bessler was genuine? First we must look at the accusation that he was a criminal. History has assigned this task to his maid, who swore on oath that he had turned the machine from an adjoining room. She claims that a thin bar of barbed metal was secreted inside one of the supports of the wheel, and this acted on the bearings of the machine. This secret mechanism was operated from the adjoining room, which was Bessler’s bedroom by a small handle. This piece of evidence has been quoted time after time as the most damning piece of evidence against Bessler, never mind the fact that perpetual motion is impossible. This was the first thing that caught my eye at the age of fifteen! The wheel in question, measured twelve feet in diameter, eighteen inches in thickness, and weighed almost seven hundred pounds, and yet we are asked to believe that this mighty construction which turned on bearings of just three-quarters of an inch, was driven - through those bearings -with sufficient force to turn it at twenty-six revolutions per minute, and lift a weight of seventy pounds from the castle yard to the roof, or alternatively to turn an archimedes screw for pumping water. As if that was not enough, the machine was locked into a sealed and guarded room and allowed to turn non-stop for fifty-four days, nearly two months! The maid goes on to say that during this extended eight week test the machine was operated by just four people and that they did this twenty-four hours a day! This means that each person had to turn the wheel for at least six hours a day without stopping. I knew at the time that the maid was wrong about the mechanism, you couldn’t even make the wheel move if you had to apply force through the bearings! To believe that anyone would be able to operate a mechanism for six hours a day for two months without rest beggars belief, always asuming you could actually turn the thing. Further investigation convinced me that she was part of a conspiracy involving the people that the inventor constantly referred to as his ‘enemies’. We know who they were and they had good reasons for trying to discredit Bessler. The maid’s affidavit, on closer examination is clearly a record of a question and answer session. It is easy reading between the lines to see that she was being closely questioned by an official, following accusations that she made. The answers are responses to questions, and it is clear that she made some of them up as she went along. But this affidavit has been produced time after time as evidence of Bessler’s duplicity, and yet he was released without charge. Another point in Bessler’s favour concerned his patron Karl, the Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel. He took the inventor under his wing and allowed him to construct a new machine and live as a guest at his castle. This man insisted that before he accept Bessler and his machine, he must be allowed to ascertain for himself whether the machine was genuine. Bessler allowed him access to the machine and he satisfied himself as to the validity of the inventor’s claims. He is quoted several times as saying that the machine was so simple that he was surprised that no one had ever discovered the secret before. Now obviously there are only three possibilities to consider in Karl’s case: 1) He was a party to a criminal deception, in which case we might as well accept that Bessler was a fake; 2) He was taken in by a plausible rogue, and the same applies, or 3) The machine was genuine. I have studied the history of the man, Karl, and the evidence is presented in the book, but I can say now that the Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, was most warmly regarded by all the top scientists of the day, men such as Gottfried Leibniz and Christian Wolff chose to acknowledge his merit in numerous letters. Karl was a sponsor of Denis Papin prior to Bessler’s arrival, and it was only the former’s decision to move to England to be close to the Royal Society that ended their partnership in some of the most epoch-making steam experiments ever undertaken. France which was Papin’s country of origin still claim that he invented the steam engine. The Landgrave was also famous for his collection of the latest scientific instruments with all of which he was thoroughly familiar. But Karl was also well-regarded by all the leading powers in Northern Europe as a steadfast ally in the many wars which took place at this time. He was in constant conference with the Kings of England, Poland, Prussia and Sweden and any hint that he might have been party to the above suggested fraud, or that he had been taken in by it, would have affected his high-standing among these powerful men. He negotiated at high levels including attempting a settlement between Peter the Great of Russia and King Charles XII of Sweden. He simply would not have risked it. When Karl came to power his country was poor, but he worked hard, encouraged inward investment, provided a haven for the expelled Hueguenots, developed industry and when he could afford it, engaged in many large building projects including the digging of a canal to open up the inland port of Karlshafen, and as a result, when he died he left his country in excellent financial health. Karl was aware of the maid’s accusations and merely commented that he took no notice because he knew that the machine was genuine. He never, in the following eighteen years up to his death, revealed the secret because he had pledged to keep it secret until the inventor had received just payment for his invention. It is simply impossible that Karl would have connived in a fraud when there was no benefit to him either in reputation, power or money. Equally it is extremely unlikely that he was taken in by a fraudulent mechanism. There is so much evidence of his intellectual ability that to suggest that gullibility was a trait of the Landgrave’s is as crass as believing that he took part in a fraud that would have had to include the Rulers of England, Russia, Poland and Prussia. There is much more evidence presented in the book, eyewitness accounts by such men as Leibniz and Wolff who actively supported Johann Bessler; actual descriptions of the many tests and examinations carried out on the various machines; newspaper reports of the tests; letters written to Bessler or about him by well-respected men of the time. All of this evidence supports the conclusion that Bessler was not a fraud and that he had built a machine which he honestly believed to be a perpetual motion machine. The only outstanding evidence against him remains the fact that perpetual motion is impossible. If it could be proved that Bessler’s machine was not a perpetual motion machine, even though he believed it to be so, then theoretically his machine is possible. In fact this is exactly what I am proposing. His machine was what every one meant by the words perpetual motion, but it was not such a thing according to the precise definition of perpetual motion! The most impressive piece of evidence which I shall present in the book is the fact that Bessler’s machine is not impossible. I have constructed a hypothesis which accounts for his success without overturning any scientific or academic laws. The solution provides a reason for Bessler’s success, and since all the other evidence that Bessler was a fraud is firmly and decisively rejected it only remains for the reader to accept that here is a solution to the energy crisis waiting to be rescued from history. Johann Bessler was so dismissive of his enemy’s attempts to undermine his credibility that he reproduced one of their engravings in his published booklet. It shows a tired looking servant hauling on a piece of rope in an adjoining room. This alleged method of turning the wheel was completely rejected by the many tests and examinations carried out to detect just such a fraud. TO ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK ISBN 0 9531615 0 1 Published by Permo Publications Go to: http://www.free-energy.co.uk/ Price (including delivery) within UK - £12.95 Price (including delivery) rest of world - £14.95 (or local currency equivalent) Payment by credit card now accepted ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright ©1997 John Collins. Email;- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==== Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. 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