Orrery Glass Windows
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Title
Orrery Glass Windows
Subject
Natural Philosophy
Description
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.
Source
,mathematicalycurious
Contributor
df63@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Type
Still Image
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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.
Collection
Citation
“Orrery Glass Windows,” St Andrews Science, accessed November 24, 2024, https://straylight.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/standscience/omeka/items/show/529.