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> [The height of the pulleys from the ground was twelve yards, and consequently, when the weights had descended through that distance, they had to be wound up again in order to renew the motion of the paddle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-prescott-joule/the-height-of-the-pulleys-from-the-ground-was-twelve-yards-and/)

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## More by James Prescott Joule

> [The height of the pulleys from the ground was twelve yards, and consequently, when the weights had descended through that distance, they had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-prescott-joule/the-height-of-the-pulleys-from-the-ground-was-twelve-yards-and/)

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> [The animal frame, though destined to fulfill so many other ends, is as a machine more perfect than the best contrived steam-engine-that is, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-prescott-joule/the-animal-frame-though-destined-to-fulfill-so-many-other-ends-is-as/)

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> [Believing that the power to destroy belongs to the Creator alone I affirm... that any theory which, when carried out, demands the annihilation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-prescott-joule/believing-that-the-power-to-destroy-belongs-to-the-creator-alone-i/)

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> [Order is manifestly maintained in the universe... governed by the sovereign will of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-prescott-joule/order-is-manifestly-maintained-in-the-universe-governed-by-the/)

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> [ The most convincing proof of the conversion of heat into living force \[vis viva\] has been derived from my experiments with the electro-magnetic engine,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-prescott-joule/the-most-convincing-proof-of-the-conversion-of-heat-into-living-force/)

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> [The earth in its rapid motion round the sun possesses a degree of living force so vast that, if turned into the equivalent of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-prescott-joule/the-earth-in-its-rapid-motion-round-the-sun-possesses-a-degree-of/)

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> [My object has been, first to discover correct principles and then to suggest their practical development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-prescott-joule/my-object-has-been-first-to-discover-correct-principles-and-then-to/)

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> [After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-prescott-joule/after-the-knowledge-of-and-obedience-to-the-will-of-god-the-next-aim/)

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> [It is evident that an acquaintance with natural laws means no less than an acquaintance with the mind of God therein expressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-prescott-joule/it-is-evident-that-an-acquaintance-with-natural-laws-means-no-less/)

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