A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > Westchester http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=736 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=50861 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: July 24 1723 Article Description: Josiah QUINBY, Inventer of a Machine Which Will Move On It's Own Axis For A Thousand Years. Article Text: New York, July 10. We have an account, that one Josiah QUINBY, a Quaker living in the county of West-Chester in this province of New-York, has invented a machine or instrument, which (he says) will move and turn round upon its own axes with a quick motion, for a Thousand Years together, and he has made an agreement (under hand and seal) with four gentlemen of the city of New-York, in the sum of three hundred pounds, that he can demonstrate the feizableness of the motion of the said machine or instrument to two of the best mathematicians, (whose names are therein mentioned) in these parts; or else will demonstrate the truth of his proposal by making the said instrument and putting it into motion. And it is said that the said QUINBY has so far demonstrated the motion of the said machine to the said two mathematicians, that they have given it under their hands in his favour, whereby he is entitled to the said three hundred pounds. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com