Evolution of the Thermometer, 1592-1743 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Evolution of the Thermometer, 1592-1743 Cornelius Drebbel, born in Alkmaar, Hol land, 1572, was as alchemist who claimed to have discovered perpetual motion, and ac quired sufficient reputation for learning to be invited to the court of James II, King of Eng land to him he dedicated his treatise on Pri mum mobile in 1607. Later in life he visited Prague where Rudolph had gathered famous alchemists, astrologers, and magicians, as well as more reputable astronomers, artists, anti quarians, and skilled mechanics Drebbel, how ever, was unsuccessful in sustaining his claim to the discovery of perpetual motion, and Em peror Rudolph threw him into prison, from which he was released 'ere long by the death of the monarch, in 1612. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.