Regency Science and Invention: Siderographia

Siderographia engraving

In the November 1820 issue of Ackermann’s Repository, the siderographia and some examples were debuted to a public fascinated by the latest technologies.     Continue

Regency Science and Technology: Maillardet’s Automaton

Maillardet's Automaton 1826 plate

La Belle Assemblee, 1806 The 17th century saw the first automaton devices coming into popular imagination.  In the 18th century, the mechanical toy took off, Continue