Even more about the Antikythera mechanism. [more inside]
posted by Substrata on Aug 23, 2009 - 78 comments

Two-dimensional Flash animations of gears, linkages, pumps, turbines and other mechanisms.
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Jul 12, 2008 - 17 comments

The Silver Swan is a life-size musical automaton built in 1773 from silver and glass, now housed in the Bowes Museum in County Durham. [more inside]
posted by fire&wings on Jun 24, 2008 - 17 comments