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This book explains the workings and describes the mechanisms of Vaucanson's flutist android. The book contains an engraving of the 3 perfected automates: the flutist, the galoubet and tambourine player and the digesting duck.

Book about automatons
Book about automatons in french and english language: The Mechanism of the Flutist Automaton ( "Le mécanisme du flûteur automate") by Jacques Vaucanson - Item # for this book about automatons : L-05

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Book about automatons: The Mechanism of the Flutist Automaton ( "Le mécanisme du flûteur automate") by Jacques de Vaucanson

Prior to 1741, and beginning his long career as an inspector for silk manufacturers, Jacques Vaucanson built automatons which were so famous that two centuries later, the public still retains the memory, and at times believes them to still be in existence. Crowds are captivated by their magical aspect, while the experts and the curious are fascinated by their technical complexity, which explains their persistent celebrity. This book contains a preface by Catherine Cardinal of the National Museum of Technology, Vaucanson’s memoirs explain the workings and describe the mechanism of his flutist android , an excerpt from the register of the Royal Academy of Sciences, a letter from Mr. Vaucanson to Mr. Abby de Fontaine, the endorsement of the Royal Censor and a engraving of the 3 perfected automates: the flutist, the galoubet and tambourine player and the digesting duck.

Book of 24 pages with 2 black and white engravings .

Book available in French and in English.