Like a Perpetual Motion Machine: 19th-Century Inventions that Work for 180 Years without Stopping

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Two unique mechanisms operate without any human intervention or battery changes. Scientists and engineers continue to study two remarkable 19th-century inventions that effectively embodied the idea of "perpetual motion," according to RBC-Ukraine, citing Uncle John's Lore. Beverley Clock: Winded by Atmosphere The mechanical clock, created by Scottish mathematician and astronomer Arthur Beverley in 1864 for an exhibition in New Zealand, has never…