Silver Swan (automaton)
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The Silver Swan is an automaton dating from the 18th century and now housed in the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England. It was acquired by John Bowes, the museum's founder,
The Silver Swan, Bowes Museum geograph.org.uk 1467117
A small silver fish may just be seen in the foreground
Automaton
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An automaton is a relatively self-operating machine or control mechanism designed to automatically follow a sequence of operations or respond to predetermined instructions. Some automata, such as bell
Silver Swan (automaton)
…The Silver Swan is an automaton dating from the 18th century and now housed in the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England. It was acquired by John Bowes, the…
The book About automata by Hero of Alexandria (1589)
Automaton in the Swiss Museum CIMA
First Strasbourg clock rooster, worked from 1352 to 1789
Clockwork crayfish automaton, made in Augsburg in 1589, Technical Instrument Museum, Dresden