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Claims vs. Evidence Explorer
Use the explorer to separate historical claims from what the record can actually support.
Key facts
- Each claim is evaluated against what was reportedly demonstrated and what later evidence showed.
- The explorer includes company-side rebuttal instead of hiding it.
- Verdicts are archive assessments, not substitutes for reading the source trail.
Claims explorer FAQ
What does a verdict mean in this explorer?
A verdict is a concise archive assessment based on currently cited evidence. It distinguishes real historical events from unverified physical claims.
Does the explorer include the believer side?
Yes. Moore and company-side explanations are included as historical claims, but they are not treated as independent proof of a working motor.
Is data entered or selected in this tool uploaded?
No. The explorer uses static data embedded in the page and runs entirely in your browser.
Sources used on this page
Robert MacDougall, Sympathetic Physics (Technology and Culture, 2019)
Modern history-of-technology analysis of the motor, stock promotion, thermodynamics debate, and Clara Moore.
Clara Bloomfield Moore, Keely and His Discoveries (1893)
Public-domain supporter account and primary witness to the late sympathetic-vibratory framing around Keely.
New York Times, Keely's Secret Disclosed (January 20, 1899)
Contemporary report summarizing the Philadelphia Press investigation and hidden-tube claims.
National Endowment for the Humanities, The Etheric Force Machine
Short institutional overview of the American Precision Museum object and the hidden compressed-air explanation.
Gale Encyclopedia entry on John Ernst Worrell Keely
Concise reference for incorporation, devices, supporters, death, and posthumous fraud findings.
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