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Orrery, portable without brass gearwork and paper scale, showing seven planets out to Uranus, (wooden case missing), by W. Jones, London, 1787-1789.
Details
- Category:
- Astronomy
- Object Number:
- 1912-205
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), paper (fibre product), wood (unidentified) and ivory
- Measurements:
-
overall: 110 mm x x , 320 mm, .5kg
plate: x x , 190 mm,
- type:
- orrery, model - demonstration and model - planetaria
- credit:
- Mr Thomas H. Court
