Grand Orrery by John Rowley. Historical artwork showing the Grand Orerry as it was first made by the English Instrument maker John Rowley. An orrery i

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Grand Orrery by John Rowley. Historical artwork showing the Grand Orerry as it was first made by the English Instrument maker John Rowley. An orrery is a mechanical model of the solar system that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons.

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Photo credit: © The General magazine of arts and sciences/NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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