An automaton is a relatively self-operating machine, or control mechanism designed to automatically follow a sequence of operations, or respond to predetermined instructions. Some automata, such as bellstrikers in mechanical clocks, are designed to give the illusion to the casual observer that they are operating under their own power or will, like a mechanical robot. The term has long been commonly associated with automated puppets that resemble moving humans or animals, built to impress and/or to entertain people.
Ange is a French progressive rock band formed in September 1969 by the Décamps brothers, Francis (keyboards) and Christian.
Par les fils de Mandrin is the fifth album by the French progressive rock band Ange, released in 1976.
Souillac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France, on the river Dordogne. It is the site of the Brive–Souillac Airport, which opened in 2010. The town hosts an annual jazz festival in July. The abbey church has famous Romanesque carvings.
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Decamps is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The Peacock egg is a jewel and rock crystal Easter egg made by Dorofeiev under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1908. It was made for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented the Fabergé egg to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, in 1908.
Tome VI, released in 1977, is the first live album by the French progressive rock band Ange.
Guet-Apens is the sixth studio album by the French progressive rock band Ange and the first without Jean Michel Brezovar and Daniel Haas. It was released in 1978.
En concert 1970–1971 is a live album by the French progressive rock band Ange. It was released by their ex-manager in 1978 against the will of the band.
Fou is a concept album by the French progressive rock band Ange. It was released in 1984.
Sève Qui Peut is a concept album by the French progressive rock band Ange about the French revolution, it was also a play and a ballet. It was released in 1989.
Zénith An II is a live album by the French progressive rock band Ange. It was released in 2007.
Souffleurs De Vers Tour is a live album by the French progressive rock band Ange. It was released in 2009.
Escale À Ch'tiland is a Live album by the French progressive rock band Ange. It was released in 2011.
Simon & Halbig was a doll manufacturer known for bisque doll heads with subtle colouring. They were based in Thuringia, the centre of the German doll industry. They supplied doll heads to many other well known doll makers. These are now collectables.
Events from the year 1786 in France.
Hervé Roullet is a composer and French Catholic writer.
Michael Start is a British automata maker and restorer. He trained in Technical Horology at Hackney College in London, and now specialises in the conservation and restoration of antique automata, with a focus on 19th Century automata.
Maria Start is a British automata maker and restorer. She trained in Fashion design in Maidenhead, Berkshire, and now specialises in the conservation and restoration of antique automata, with a focus on 19th Century automata.
