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Forgotten Mechanical Marvels and Arcane Devices
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Lost electronic instrument played without physical contact
  • 2. Physical training device once used to aid posture and flexibility
  • 4. Ancient Greek analog calculator for astronomical predictions
  • 6. Device measuring wind speed, once vital for early meteorology
  • 9. Early facsimile machine transmitting images via light signals
  • 10. Obsolete timekeeping device combining gears and celestial indicators
  • 11. Pre-cinema animation device that spun images to simulate motion
  • 14. Experimental apparatus attempting to link senses, now forgotten
Down
  • 3. Illusive optical device creating ghostly projections in the 18th century
  • 5. Inventive gadget for controlled explosions, ancestor to fireworks
  • 7. Obscure mechanical concept meaning a sudden breaking apart or separation
  • 8. Lost gadget for mapping stars on a rotating circular chart
  • 12. Early stereo sound technology before modern multiphonic audio
  • 13. Ancient Greek term inspiring the idea of automated steering devices
  • 15. Lost painting technique using oil-based photographic methods
  • 16. First generation battery technology no longer in practical use
  • 17. Obsolete electrical generator named after Greek for 'power'

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