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Demainbray's cometarium

1750-1760

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

1712-1713

Orrery planetary model by the Trippensee Planetarium Company, 1968-9

1968-1969

Apparatus for showing distortion in the photoheliograph

1858-1876

Orrery planetary model by Space Educational Aids Limited, 1967-9

1967-1969

Calender ring from orrery planetary model

1850-1900

Drawing of Grand Orrery by Thomas Wright and engraving of 'The Grand Orrery' by John Rowley

1715-1728

Mechanical model to illustrate the precession of the equinoxes by Henri Robert

1867

Gyroscope by Henri Robert

1857-1862

Astronomical demonstrator of retrograde planetary motion

1860-1880

Cometarium, by W and S Jones

1791-1859

Precession of the Equinoxes model, 1855-1860

1855-1860

Platinotype print

1880

Tin container associated with the Orrery planetary model by Thomas Wright. Contains spare parts including a wheel

Orrery planetary model designed by William Pearson, 1813-1822

1813-1822

Orrery planetary model

1789-1795

Engraving of "The Grand Orrery by Rowley"

1715-1728

Orrery planetary model by Newton & Son, 1851-1857

1851-1857

Wooden lid for Cometarium

1791-1859

Heliocentric planetarium

1800-1830

Geocentric planetarium

1800-1830

Lunarium (imperfect). Diameter of outer circle 10 5/8 inches

1799-1801

Orrery planetary model by John Hansford, 1785-1810

1785-1810

Orrery planetary model

1880-1900

Gearwork from orrery planetary model

1880-1900

Orrery planetary model with gearwork

1880-1900

Loxocosm, astronomical demonstration device invented by Sieur Flecheux

1780

Demonstration model to explain the principle of the Foucault pendulum

1915

Orrery planetary model by Bahram Momeny, 2002

2002

Demonstration device for inequality of the seasons by Henri Robert

1860-1880

Orrery planetary model

1851-1880

Orrery planetary model by James Ferguson, 1755-1756

1755-1756

Transit of Venus model by Bahram Momeny, 2004

2004

French Clock with orrery planetary model, winding keys and wooden base

1830-1832

Orrery planetary model by Thomas Wright, 1718-1747

1718-1747

Orrery planetary model by Benjamin Martin, 1738-1777

1738-1777

Earth globe from orrery planetary model

1867-1900

Wooden base for orrery planetary model

1875-1900

Orrery planetary model

1880-1900
Demonstration model, carriage slam-door lock, in mahogany frame, British Railways, ex King's Cross, c. 1950.

Demonstration model

1950
Patent model of improved orrery by John G. Moore of Philadelphia, US Patent 51072 dated 21st November 1865, with original tag.

Patent model of orrery planetary mechanism, 1865

1865
Patent model in brass of a pantoscope, invented by Charles Emmanuel of Paris, patented in America [Patent No. 45,954 January 17, 1865] and made by T. Auvray, Paris.

Patent model in brass of a pantoscope

1865
Orrery patented 1897 (No.578,108 USA) and 1910 (No.958,139 USA) by Alexander Laing and manufactured by Laing Planetarium Company, Detroit, Michigan.

Orrery planetary model by the Laing Planetarium Company, 1910-1920

1910-1920
Orrery light projector, part of the mark four Zeiss planetarium formerly at the London Planetarium, Madam Tussaud.

Zeiss orrery projector from London Planetarium, 1950-60

1950-1960
Gyroscope with geared rotation mechanism, cut steel and brass, by Dumoulin-Froment, Paris

Gyroscope with geared rotation mechanism

1880-1900
Large orrery with twelve sided mahogany base and armillary bands showing six planets out to Saturn. Unsigned by the maker but probaby made by T. Wright or B.Cole, mid 18th century. Small plate indicates that it was repaired by Nairne & Blunt in 1790.

Orrery planetary model probably Thomas Wright, 1740-1747

1740-1747
Incomplete orrery without case or planets by Jesse Ramsden, London, late 18th century.

Incomplete orrery planetary model by Jesse Ramsden, 1762-1800

1762-1800
Gyroscope and gyroscopic top used in the Mechanical Laboratory at the Royal College of Science, South Kensington, London.

Gyroscope and gyroscopic top used in the Mechanical Laboratory at the Royal College of Science

1880-1883
Pen and ink drawing of "Grand Orrery, by Thomas Wright".

Grand Orrery by Thomas Wright

1715-1728
Orrery by Parkes and Hadley to illustrate motions of Sun and Earth/Moon, complete with accessories in fitted box

Orrery planetary model by Parkes and Hadley, 1889-1894

1889-1894