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Basically, this Japanese clock, which doesn't even look like a clock, is modeled off that classic old astronomy gadget called the orrery. A number of little aluminum "planets" circle a central body, and you decipher the time by "reading" the position of the planets.
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The Orrery is on display at The Long Now Museum & Store.
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Below are photos of Hahn's astronomical clock of 1780, as well as the orrery assembly out of the clock. Notice the tellurium on the left side of the clock. ... Shown here is Hahn's original drawing for the orrery section of the clock. Next is the contemporary schematic including all wheel / pinion tooth counts.
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www.my-time-machines.net/astro_orrery_detail.htm
www.my-time-machines.net/astro_orrery_detail.htm
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Welcome to Orrery Maker, Brian Greig makes exquisite orreries and planetarium machines for sale. ... These were designed to be powered and operated around the clock by visitors of all ages. In order to stand up to this heavy workload, the gears had to be made especially thick.
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www.orrerymaker.com/
www.orrerymaker.com/
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Feed – Subscribe to the set "Clock of the Long Now Orrery" ... Explore Page Last 7 Days Interesting Popular Tags Calendar Most Recent Uploads Video on Flickr Galleries Explore Analog Flickr Clock World Map Places The Commons Creative Commons FlickrBlog code.flickr The App Garden Do More, ... Orrery Amillary Clock by Long Now...
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Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, ...
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Rakuten's Table Clock Mobile looks like an orrery or a molecular model, comprising a series of spheres arranged in metallic orbit around a central orb. The ... The clock is suspiciously cheap at $35 (¥4,000), and crafted from aluminium and acrylic resin. It is 11cm cubed.
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Raingo orrery clock, French, 1830-1832. This ornate planetary model was made by the Parisian clock makers, Raingo FrEres. ... This ornate planetary model was made by the Parisian clock makers, Called an orrery, or more correctly a tellurium, it is a demonstration device to show the motions of the Earth and Moon around the...
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Through the visible gear train the astrolabium clock movement reproduces the annual orbit of the earth around the sun, with the earth rotating on its axis once in 24 hours and the moon revolving around the earth in 29.5 days.
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