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: Livre de collection automates
Categories : DVDs, CDs and books about automatons and mechanical musical instruments,Books about automatons and music boxes
Collectable book on automatons : automatons.
This book on automatons is based on the history of automatons and describes some anecdotes on automatons.
Summary of topics of this book on automatons :
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Collectable book on automatons : automatons.
This book on automatons is based on the history of automatons and describes some anecdotes on automatons.
Summary of topics of this book on automatons :
The "oracle-automatons " from the past – The funny automatons of the French kings – The automatons of the Faith – Automatons, people’s and hearts’ ambassadors – Androids copying human beings – In the 18th century the manufacturers show their automatons – Vaucanson’s duck and its supposed natural fonctions – At the origins of the music box ; the serinette - "La poudre aux yeus" of the 19th century bourgeoisie – Automatons are hope sellers... - ... and "Clous" of the big Exhibitions – A family of automaton manufacturers : the Roullet-Decamps – Robots and computers – Where automatons are to be seen' – At the Musée des Arts-et-Métiers, among masterpieces of applied sciences – At the Museum of Neuilly, listening to Jacques Damiot – In Montecarlo, thanks to the grace of a great lady and pricess – In their Swiss cradle, from Neuchâtel to Sainte-Croix – In antique dealers’ shops , selling rooms, and in Chartres... – The dream.
Technical details : 32 pages, written in French, with a lot of color photos.
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