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Description From book that tried to explain the illusions behind the Kempelen chess playing automaton (known as The Turk) after making reconstructions of the device.
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Author Joseph Racknitz
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current10:53, 22 February 2019Thumbnail for version as of 10:53, 22 February 20192,678 × 2,439 (6.94 MB)Racconishlarger
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