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, and the attention of the Royal Society of London, Bessler still waited for an acceptable offer – to no avail. He began losing momentum, as suspicion remained regarding Bessler and others who claimed to have invented perpetual motion machines, which, in the eyes of many, went against the laws of physics. In 1727, the discussion ignited again when Bessler’s former maid claimed she had kept the wheel turning. Few people believed her story. Bessler decided to focus on other inventions, such as a submarine and a self-playing organ.
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