The legend of Bessler’s wheel began on 6th June 1712, when
Johann Bessler announced that he had invented a perpetual motion machine and he
would be exhibiting it in the town square in Gera, Germany, on June 6th of that year. Everyone was free to come and see the machine running. It took the form of
a wheel mounted between two pillars and could run continuously until it was
stopped or its parts wore out. The machine attracted huge crowds. Although they were allowed to examine its
external appearance thoroughly, they could not view the interior, because the
inventor wished to sell the secret of its construction for the sum of 10,000
pounds – a sum equal to several millions today.
News of the invention reached the ears of high
ranking men, scientists, politicians and members of the aristocracy. They came and examined the machine, subjected
it to numerous tests and concluded that it was genuine. Only one other man, Karl,
the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, was allowed to view the interior and he testified
that the machine was genuine.
There were several attempts to buy the wheel, but
negotiations always failed when they reached an impasse – the buyer wished to
examine the interior before parting with the money, and the inventor fearing
that once the secret was known the buyer would simply leave without paying and
make his own perpetual motion machine, would not permit it. Sadly the machine was lost to us when the inventor fell to his death during construction of another of his inventions, a
vertical axle windmill.
However, the discovery of a series of encoded clues
has led many to the opinion that the inventor left instructions for
reconstructing his wheel, long after his death.
The clues were discovered during the process of investigating the
official reports of the time which seemed to rule out any chance of fraud,
hence the interest in discovering the truth about the legend of
Bessler’s wheel.
My
own interest was sparked by the realisation that
an earlier highly critical account by Bessler's maid-servant, which explained how the wheel was fraudulently driven, was so obviously flawed and a lie, that I was
immediately attracted to do further research. In time I learned that there
was no fraud involved, which left me with the only other possible explanation, the
wheel was genuine and
the claims of the inventor genuine
The tests involved lifting heavy weights from the
castle yard to the roof, driving an Archimedes water pump and an endurance test
lasting 56 days under lock and key and armed guard. Bessler also organised demonstrations
involving running the wheel on one set of bearings opened for inspection – and
then transferring the device to a second set of open bearings, both sets having
been examined to everyone’s satisfaction, both before, after and during the
examination.
So the only problem is that modern science denies that Bessler's wheel was possible, but my own research has shows what might be called a loop-hole, a work-around that avoids conflict with the laws of physics.
So the only problem is that modern science denies that Bessler's wheel was possible, but my own research has shows what might be called a loop-hole, a work-around that avoids conflict with the laws of physics.
I have produced copies of all Bessler's publications, with English translations. They can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate links on the right.
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