17th February 2012

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book-aesthete: Mathematical Magic; or, The Wonders that may be performed by Mechanical Geometry … John Wilkins. Fourth Edition. London: Ric. Baldwin, 1691 “This short, condensed compendium … represents the first text on mechanics available in the English language … describing various machines, including strange devices and possibilities, such as a land vehicle powered by wind, submarines, flying automata, clocks, magnetic perpetuum mobile, etc.”—Bibliotheca Mechanica, page 354 (1648 original edition). Wing W2201 (this edition) B-A Note: Two words I find it hard to resist: “flying automata.”

book-aesthete:

Mathematical Magic; or, The Wonders that may be performed by Mechanical Geometry …
John Wilkins. Fourth Edition. London: Ric. Baldwin, 1691

“This short, condensed compendium … represents the first text on mechanics available in the English language … describing various machines, including strange devices and possibilities, such as a land vehicle powered by wind, submarines, flying automata, clocks, magnetic perpetuum mobile, etc.”—Bibliotheca Mechanica, page 354 (1648 original edition). Wing W2201 (this edition)

B-A Note: Two words I find it hard to resist: “flying automata.”

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