Bessler wheel

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf perpetual motion machine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Orffyreus_wheel
gptkbp:basisOfOperation overbalanced wheel
gptkbp:category pseudoscience
mechanical engineering history
gptkbp:claimedBy self-moving wheel
gptkbp:claimedToBeInvented 1712
gptkbp:demonstrates gptkb:Merseburg
gptkb:Kassel
Draschwitz
gptkbp:firstDemonstrated gptkb:Gera,_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bessler wheel
gptkbp:influenced perpetual motion machine enthusiasts
gptkbp:inventedBy Johann Bessler
gptkbp:neverIndependentlyVerified true
gptkbp:notableEvent public demonstrations under supervision
gptkbp:relatedTo perpetual motion
energy conservation law
gptkbp:status considered a hoax
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:historical_event
scientific skepticism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Perpetual_Motion_Machine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8