Wonders of the 18th Century
The commentary on this video gushes so, and the commentator provides no evidence in this clip to prove that the 18th-century Swiss clockmaker, Pierre Jacquet Droz, created this automaton for the purposes of 'mechanizing reason and automating the passions', but this little automaton doll is marvelous - if only for providing the inspiration to Scorsese's movie, Hugo.
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