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      2. Digesting Duck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

        Voltaire wrote that "without...the duck of Vaucanson, you will have nothing to
        remind you of the glory of France." ("Sans...le canard de Vaucanson vous n'
        auriez ...
        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digesting_Duck - Cached - Similar

      3. Jacques de Vaucanson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

        Although Vaucanson's duck supposedly demonstrated digestion accurately, his
        duck actually contained a hidden compartment of "digested food", so that what ...
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      4. Vaucanson's duck

        Vaucanson's famous duck (1 above) had a weight-powered mechanism which
        consisted of over a thousand movable parts. These were hidden inside the duck ...
        adagio.calarts.edu/~sroberts/articles/DeVaucanson.duck.html - Cached

      5. Vaucanson's Mechanical Duck

        on Jacques de Vaucanson and his Duck. (not to mention the flute-player and
        other Automata). "A rival to Prometheus, [Vaucanson] seemed to steal the
        heavenly ...
        www.swarthmore.edu/Humanities/pschmid1/essays/.../vaucanson.html - Cached - Similar

      6. The Pooping Duck: Marvel of 18th Century Robotics | Tor.com

        Jun 29, 2011 ... But what really fascinates me about all this is Wood's suggestion for WHY a man
        of Vaucanson's genius was so enthralled by mechanical duck ...
        www.tor.com/.../the-pooping-duck-marvel-of-18th-century-robotics - Cached

      7. Videos for vaucanson duck

        Vaucanson's Duck, with Rod Cooper. - YouTube
        2 min - Jan 11, 2008
        Uploaded by shamefile
        www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RXnKn4FcxQ
        pato de vaucanson (moderno) - YouTube
        24 sec - Jan 18, 2011
        Uploaded by aljica95
        www.youtube.com/watch?v...

      8. Science historian examines the 18th-century quest for 'artificial life ...

        Oct 24, 2001 ... In 1738, French engineer Jacques Vaucanson built a mechanical duck that was
        strikingly lifelike. It could move its wings, stand up and sit down, ...
        news.stanford.edu/news/2001/october24/riskinprofile-1024.html - Cached

      9. The Wilson Quarterly: Blog: Hunting Vaucanson's Duck by Megan ...

        Jan 25, 2012 ... In “Man as Machine," in the current issue of the WQ, contributing editor Max Byrd
        describes the French fascination with lifelike mechanical toys ...
        www.wilsonquarterly.com/blog/...the.../hunting-vaucansons-duck - Cached

      10. Canard Digérateur de Vaucanson (Vaucanson's Digesting Duck ...

        Jan 30, 2010 ... Canard Digérateur de Vaucanson (Vaucanson's Digesting Duck) located in
        France: Vaucanson's most famous automaton, brought back to life.
        atlasobscura.com/.../canard-dig-rateur-de-vaucanson-vaucansons-digesting- duck - Cached - Similar