Posted by John Collins (194.164.38.113) on February 25, 2003 at 00:06:19:
In Reply to: Question for John Collins posted by grim on February 24, 2003 at 18:23:42:
: Hi Grim, yes thanks. I'm away for a week or so if you need any info from me give me a few days to respond.
I'm not aware of any other means of suspending the wheels other than as you describe. The first exhibition was in his cousin's house, Herr Richter, in Gera and there doesn't seem to be any clues as to what means were used. That was in June 1712 but of course he got married in 1711, after he had discovered the secret and I have no idea whether his original machine had a different system to that which we know of.
John C.
Hello John!
: Hope all is well with you and yours.
: Question, if you don't mind?
: Is there any time in Bessler's career that he had his wheels mounted on anything besides the ceiling-to-floor columns we see in all the drawings, i.e., "A" stands like swinging bells are mounted on?
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: Best regards!
: grim