Posted by John Collins (194.164.38.191) on May 19, 2003 at 00:33:22:
In Reply to: Question for Mr. Collins ! posted by Øystein Rustad on May 18, 2003 at 15:09:44:
Hi Øystein,
I can quote you the latest translation by a native German speaker of the part to which you refer. It is more literal than the piece I published but perhaps better for our purposes.
"... a work of art (or craftmanship) must be driven (or, more literal: must propel itself)by many special pieces of lead;
Of which there are always two and two;(when) one thing takes outwardly the position,(then/so) the other moves to the axle;
This one is soon (or: at one time?) here, and the other there;
And in this way it changes (swaps places?) again and again.
Does this help?
John Collins
: Hello, I have been thinking of a Bessler statement you reffered to earlier :
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: "Bessler himself said that his weights worked in pairs, as one moved away from the axle so the other moved towards it."
: Is this an accurate translation from documents, and where does this statement come from ? (Maybe it is in your book, sorry to say I have not read it ! How does the new book project go by the way ?)
: Just curious, because I think this is of importance, and just want to know if I can use this as a 100% "hint".
: I have made one new idea from it, as this would indicate a 180 degree connection between weights/arms...
: Øystein
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