Orrery
date: label: date made
content: early 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This unsigned wooden orrery was probably made in the United States in the early 19th century, and used by an itinerant lecturer. It consists of a circular table with three turned legs. A zodiac, with its 12 signs, is painted on the table top. Above this is a geared mechanism representing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Moon.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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.333718
label: catalog number
content: 333718
label: accession number
content: 304555
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Orrery
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 in x 40 in; 93.98 cm x 101.6 cm