Another 18th Century marvelous automaton (Reply #9)

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Sat Aug 30, 2014, 09:09 AM

mnhtnbb (30,639 posts)

9. Another 18th Century marvelous automaton

is the The Peacock Clock that was a gift to Catherine the Great of Russia.

We saw it--not working--in The Hermitage when we were in St. Petersburg last May.

Here's a brief video explaining its origin and showing some of it working. There are lots more videos of it on youtube.

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12 replies	Author	Time	Post
18th century programmable computing [View all]	Needa Moment	Aug 2014	OP
Damn, Sir! That Is Flat Incredible....	The Magistrate	Aug 2014	#1
I agree. Amazing.	Lochloosa	Aug 2014	#2
Always baffled me	Needa Moment	Aug 2014	#4
Most excellent, thank you for sharing.	gordianot	Aug 2014	#3
My pleasure	Needa Moment	Aug 2014	#5
Recommended!	NYC_SKP	Aug 2014	#6
" I couldn't resist visiting the clock museum in Geneva one afternoon when I had the time. "	vanlassie	Aug 2014	#10
Greenwich! Yes, I'd like to stand at zero degrees longitude!	NYC_SKP	Aug 2014	#11
That reminds me of the Scorsese film "Hugo"	cyberswede	Aug 2014	#7
Yes, I've been trying to recall the name of that movie,	elleng	Aug 2014	#12
Truly magnificent....	hlthe2b	Aug 2014	#8
Another 18th Century marvelous automaton	mnhtnbb	Aug 2014	#9

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