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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Cleverness and the ability to learn always inspire us, so hopefully these two tales will give you that magical feeling.

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0:00.0	Welcome to AirNmenky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm
0:08.7	and Mild.
0:13.0	Our world is full of the unexplainable.
0:16.3	And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,
0:22.2	just waiting for us to explore.
0:25.4	Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.
0:36.8	Time never stops.
0:37.8	It's like a wheel, ever turning as we grow older.
0:42.0	And time was a big fascination to John Joseph.
0:45.2	He studied how it moved, how it never slowed down or sped up.
0:49.3	It was constant and always in motion, and his passion for that motion eventually led him
0:54.2	to a career as a horologist, a watchmaker, during the 18th century.
0:59.9	John Joseph hailed from Belgium, but moved to England in 1760 when he was 25 years old.
1:05.6	He was skilled with his hands, building all sorts of intricate and ornate objects for
1:10.2	English royalty, including a barrel organ for the Princess of Wales.
1:15.4	He moved on six years later, embracing his passion for time by working alongside British
1:20.3	Jouler James Cox, but James Cox made a lot more than just necklaces and elaborate rings.
1:26.2	Together the two men designed watches, clocks, and elaborate automatons, such as the Silver
1:31.2	Swan.
1:32.6	What was the Silver Swan, you might ask?
1:35.4	Well it was a three foot tall machine, made to look like a majestic swan gliding across
1:40.3	the water.
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