From: melchor Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 Subject: Automaton
Something fun for a change.
From the BBC programme Mechanical Marvels
Clockwork Dreams, Professor Simon Schaffer examines a clockwork creation of Pierre Jaquet-Droz. A 240 year old doll that can write, a clockwork creation by Jaquet-Droz, a Swiss watchmaker, circa 1770s.
alternate source, Watch on Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUa7oBsSDk8 (4m49s)
video source: http://youtu.be/FUa7oBsSDk8
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