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perihelions
on Oct 2, 2021
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Tanaka Hisashige, builder of the Myriad Year Clock...
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"Made of a brass alloy composed of copper and zinc, the mainsprings were made by master wordsmiths"
It's a talking clock?
elmomle
on Oct 2, 2021
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I assume the author means creators of typeset, though I'm unaware of this usage and it's amusing to imagine a bunch of poets quixotically and inexplicably employed in fine metalworking for an exquisite clock :D
CheezeIt
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swordsmiths. It looks like that typo was fixed.
lehi
on Oct 2, 2021
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Interesting, that was fixed within 20 minutes of the parent comment. The author/editor may be reading this thread.
CheezeIt
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He does have an account here.
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It's a talking clock?