Ancient Automata is an academic construct that denotes mechanical self-operating devices or machines designed in antiquity, distinguished from other technological artifacts by their intentional mimicry of autonomous behavior or biological motion within historical and archaeological contexts.
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Epiphenomenalisms, Ancient and Modern
Victor Caston · The Philosophical Review · 1997 · 247 citations
Humanities, Biology, Philosophy +13
The Automata in the Byzantine "Throne of Solomon"
Gerard Brett · Speculum · 1954 · 185 citations
Humanities, History, Religion +9
The Role of Automata in the History of Technology
Silvio A. Bedini · Technology and Culture · 1964 · 144 citations
Humanities, Astronomy, Mathematics +14
Ancient Automata and Mechanical Explanation
Sylvia Berryman · Phronesis · 2003 · 140 citations
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University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
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1 publications
38 citations
Leverhulme Trust
London, United Kingdom
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Outcomes Research Consortium
Cleveland, United States
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1 publications
37 citations
York University
Toronto, Canada
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1 publications
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John Brown University
Siloam Springs, United States
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Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada
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185 citations
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
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Fordham University
New York, United States
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- Phronesis
2 publications · 234 citations
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 2 publications · 166 citations
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- Journal of New Music Research
1 publications · 38 citations
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