Automaton swan, 1846.

UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 19: Page of text with an illustration of a mechanical swan from 'A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines' by Andrew Ure, (1846). Dr Andrew Ure (1778-1857) was a professor of chemistry at Anderson College, Glasgow from 1804 to 1830, and became Director of Glasgow Observatory in 1809. In the 1820s and 1830s he was a research chemist for the British government, his work including analytical chemistry for the Board of Customs. Ure was a firm believer in the benefits of mechanisation in factories and a passionate advocate of free trade, and inaugurated popular scientific lectures. He also published the 'Dictionary of Chemistry' (1821). (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 19: Page of text with an illustration of a mechanical swan from 'A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines' by Andrew Ure, (1846). Dr Andrew Ure (1778-1857) was a professor of chemistry at Anderson College, Glasgow from 1804 to 1830, and became Director of Glasgow Observatory in 1809. In the 1820s and 1830s he was a research chemist for the British government, his work including analytical chemistry for the Board of Customs. Ure was a firm believer in the benefits of mechanisation in factories and a passionate advocate of free trade, and inaugurated popular scientific lectures. He also published the 'Dictionary of Chemistry' (1821). (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
Automaton swan, 1846.
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01 January, 1846
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