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TOM STANDAGE - The Mechanical Turk

Title: The Mechanical Turk
Description: Allen Lane, 2002. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 273. On an autumn day in 1769, a Hungarian nobleman, Wolfgang von Kempelen, was summoned to witness a conjuring show at the imperial court of Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria-Hungary. So unimpressed was Kempelen by the performance that he impetuously declared he could do better himself. It was a boast that would change the course of his life. ISBN: 9780713995251. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

Keywords: 9780713995251

Price: EUR 20.00 = appr. US$ 21.74 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 2172631

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