Project Gutenberg 2019-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 147 Oxford graduate Gray, Robert 34018870 Observations on the Automaton Chess Player Now Exhibited in London, at 4 Spring Gardens Produced by Jwala Kumar Sista and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Observations on the Automaton Chess Player Now Exhibited in London, at 4 Spring…" by an Oxford Graduate is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The book explores the ingenious mechanical invention known as the Automaton Chess Player, a remarkable piece of machinery designed by Hungarian inventor Wolfgang von Kempelen, which simulates the intelligence of a chess player. The text provides both a historical context and a detailed examination of the automaton's construction and functioning. The book outlines the origins of the Automaton Chess Player, detailing its initial creation in the late 18th century and discussing its remarkable ability to play chess against human opponents. It describes how the automaton appears to move its pieces on the chessboard autonomously, emphasizing its lifelike movements and the excitement it generated during public exhibitions. The author delves into the mechanics behind the automation, speculating on the methods used to create the illusion of independent thought and strategy while also addressing common misconceptions and theories about its operation. Overall, it serves as both an appreciation of a technological marvel of its time and an inquiry into the nature of mechanical ingenuity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Automaton chess players GV Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Physics Category: Engineering & Technology 53241 2025-06-24T06:33:58.534394 text/html 29467 2024-10-17T14:04:18 text/html 111010 2025-06-24T06:34:00.714392 application/epub+zip 109693 2025-06-24T06:33:59.032374 application/epub+zip 79454 2025-06-24T06:33:58.787386 application/epub+zip 140144 2025-06-24T06:34:02.210378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129617 2025-06-24T06:34:00.434370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99495 2022-09-27T09:38:41.970211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43561 2025-06-24T06:33:58.324365 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23476 2024-10-17T14:04:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15901 2025-06-24T06:34:02.401363 application/rdf+xml 16208 2025-06-24T06:33:58.867374 image/jpeg 2993 2025-06-24T06:33:58.826367 image/jpeg 103285 2025-06-24T06:33:58.542387 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog