Orrery
date: label: date made
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Here an astronomical mechanism on an octagonal wooden base is moved by a clock within. One part of the mechanism is an orrery with wire arms holding simple planets (some of which are missing) with a curious assortment of moons. Another part is a tellurian showing the relative positions of the Earth and Moon. There is a clock face on one side of the base. The only readable inscription is “Paris.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
topic: label: Subject
content: Astronomy
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Globes
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content: Measuring & Mapping
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.321326
label: catalog number
content: 321326
label: accession number
content: 242903
objectType: label: Object Name
content: orrery
label: Object Name
content: orrery
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: orrery: 16 7/8 in x 17 in x 17 in; 42.8625 cm x 43.18 cm x 43.18 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: bag of parts: 1 in x 5 in x 8 in; 2.54 cm x 12.7 cm x 20.32 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: wooden fragments, each: 1 in x 7 in x 1 in; 2.54 cm x 17.78 cm x 2.54 cm