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  • Collection: Site: Orrery

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Closeup of Jupiter and its moons. While not connected to the main driving mechanism, Jupiter was free to rotate around the orrery on a moving arm.

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Closeup of Saturn and its moons. While not connected to the main driving mechanism, Saturn was free to rotate around the orrery on a moving arm.

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Instead of wooden panels on its base faces, this orrery has glass windows so that the interior driving mechanism can be observed. Notice also the hand crank which controls the rotation of the planets.

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