While on a tour if Versailles, I saw the Passemant Astrological Clock. Our tour guide described it as a "war machine", and how she explained it was very interesting, but I can't remember what she exactly meant by that idea. Why would this clock in particular be described as such?

by crescentwench

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passemant_astronomical_clock this is the clock in question. I've read about it online but nothing really gets close.

uni-versalis

Was it in french? Because « «machine de guerre » is an expression that can designate a actual war machine as well as a very impressive installation or an over-performing system.