18th-Century Mechanical Volcano Comes to Life After 250 Years

18th-Century Mechanical Volcano Comes to Life After 250 Years

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18th-Century Mechanical Volcano Comes to Life After 250 YearsA mechanical artwork created in 1775 to portray the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius has been brought to life for the first time. A remarkable mechanical artwork first envisioned in 1775 to capture the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius has been realized for the very first time, 250 years after it was imagined. This modern […]

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