planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock
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orrery::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | planetarium |
Examples of orrery
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Posidonius constructed an orrery, possibly similar to the Antikythera mechanism.
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A grand orrery is one that includes the outer planets known at the time of its construction.
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Orrery didn't just lose its star, it was eliminated from the guide.
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Such a model, called a human orrery, has been laid out with precision at the Armagh Observatory.
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For those in the right spot and the inclination to arise at 4.30am, the solar system was transformed into a giant orrery.
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British orrery maker John Gleave represented the Egyptian calendar in a reconstruction of the Antikythera mechanism.
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In 1770 Rittenhouse completed an advanced orrery.
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The college then acquired ownership of the orrery.
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In the orrery demonstration the shadows cast by the lamp representing the sun were an essential part of the display.
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- Planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock
- A clockwork model of the solar system
- A model showing the Sun and planets. The model is usually capable of being moved mechanically so that the planets move at the correct speed around the Sun relative to each other. Some versions of an Orrery have just the Sun, Earth and Moon.
- Examination of solar system models, including human orrery, Dark Crystal movie orrery and Eise Eisinga 1774 Planetarium, still the largest orrery in the world; Kepler Orrery Visualizations.
