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by gravitas
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Maschinen Tractate - electronic texts?
Replies: 31
Views: 3661

Re: Maschinen Tractate - electronic texts?

Thank you, but I actually meant transcribed electronic versions - text files, not images...

I am guessing that this task has not been done...

Nick
by gravitas
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Maschinen Tractate - electronic texts?
Replies: 31
Views: 3661

Re: Maschinen Tractate - electronic texts?

Hi Nick, unfortunately there is only one translation of Bessler’s German handwritten text and it’s very difficult to read. There is no Latin version and if you have my copy of MT you will see it has an English translation included. Perhaps you were thinking of Bessler’s other books? GB, AP or DT? J...
by gravitas
Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Maschinen Tractate - electronic texts?
Replies: 31
Views: 3661

Maschinen Tractate - electronic texts?

Hi everyone, I just checked - it is 20+ years since I last posted - that is depressing. I have retained the same degree of interest etc, and re-read the primary texts many times, and done some experiments. Along the way I have gathered 'inner questions' about some aspects of what Bessler wrote. Now ...
by gravitas
Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wheel Solved
Replies: 19
Views: 4702

Re: Wheel Solved

"4 pounds accelerated for a quarter second has the equivalent momentum of 1 pound for a second." Thanks for the post Kirk. Indeed some diagrams would help, but a comment: You seem to indicate that the smaller weight is propelled upwards by the momentum yielded by the larger weight. Yet Be...