The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-06-24

to us ready made, and whereverthe weight
there is The activity. It differs from
steam, in that the latter requires to be
generated, and of course continuously );
hence it must as continuously pass off, else
it will either cause explosion or be recon
verted into water. The fact that the re-
placement Of the weight is necessary for
the continuous working of the present
weight-motor, is looked upon as an in
dispensible condition to the action of
gravity; and therein lies the mistake
made in its analysis. 1t is thus taken for
granted, that IN order that gravity may
perform mechanical work, the weight
must moYe and as it is impossible for
the weight to be replaced through through
it's own gravity, the conclusion is reached
that he utilization of this force is equally
impracticable. But I have learned that
the motion of the weight has not only
not the remotest influence on the action
of gravity, but that it is just as fatal to
the utilization of that force for the per-
Torrance of mechanical work, as with
steam its motion is necessary thereto.
Hence, my labors for many years have
been directed, not to the realization of the
absurd idea of causing descended weight
to move itself back again, but of dispens-
ing with its motion altogether"
By this time we observed the working
of Mr.. Loeber's model, which may be thus
described: The weight is attached to the
horizontal end of a rectangular lever, the
other (verticaD end of which is connect
ed with pleasure block, and this latter
touches the point of impact of the move
ment The pressure from gravity being
thus horizontally expended against the
point of impact, this point makes circu,
lar motion around it's center, and simultan-
eously a backward rectilinear motion,
which is equal to, and uniform with, the
horizontal distance of the former The
effect of these motions on the point of
impact is that it makes a rectllinear ver-
teal motion along the surface of the
pressure block, wherefore this block, the
rectangular lever and weight, remain STA
tionary.
Mr.. Leber explains by drawings COM
plete gravity engine, so-called by him, as
follows: Three of the aforesaid move
ments with one weight only, however,,
placed side by side, and connected with a
fy-wheel by three pistons, perform one
revolution thereof; the weight acts on
one movement only at a time, and these
movements relieve one another. The force
is admitted to and withdrawn from the
machine by means of screw, quite as
readily as that is done on steam engine,
and the working capacity of the engine
depends on the quantity of the weight
land, of course, the strength of the ma
chinery).
To our questions what the working ca
pacity of his engine would be, what its
approximate cost, for what work it was
suitable, and when he expected to intro
duced it to the public, Mr. Leber replied:
That it was practicable to construct a
gravity engine of much greater working
capacity than that of the largest steam
engine that its cost, at most ought not
to exceed that of the latter; that he was
confident it would prove suitable for all
the work now done by the steam engine,
on land and water and that he expects
to introduce q single-acting engine (for
stationary purpose), before the close of
the year.
We shall not fail to keep che readers of
the Chronicle advised of the further prog
ress of this remarkable invention, and now
close with the remark, that again we have
been taught the futility of fixing a limit
TO human research.
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