Cometarium, by W and S Jones

PART OF:: Cometarium, by W and S Jones

Made:: 1791-1859 in London

maker:: W and S Jones

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Cometarium, by W and S Jones, London, a model designed to show the change in motion of a comet as it moves closer and then further away from the Sun according to Newton's theory of gravity. Without its lid.

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1909-202/1

Measurements:: overall: 157 mm x 235 mm x 300 mm,

type:: cometarium and model - representation

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Cometarium, by W and S Jones

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