Orrery
Resource ID
9668
Author/Artist/Printer/Publisher
John Rowley
City/Place
London
Country/Region
England
Dynasty/Period/Ruler
Anne (1702-1714)
Source date
1712-1713
Dimensions
500 x 900 mm
Categories
disciplines/astronomy, materials/botanical/wood, materials/glass, materials/lacquer, materials/metal/brass, materials/metal/steel, materials/organic/ivory, materials/paint, object types/instrument/scientific/orrery/tellurium, object types/sculpture/model, themes/celestial event(s)/lunar phases, themes/planet(s)/moon, themes/planet(s)/sun, themes/time, themes/time/month, themes/universe/earth, themes/universe/model, themes/universe/model/planetary, colors/black, colors/blue, colors/g.o.l.d, colors/red, colors/white, colors/yellow
Current Location
Science Museum, London, UK
Provenance
owned by Charles Boyle, London, UK (1712/3-1731)
Reference
1952-73
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co56970/orrery-made-by-john-rowley-for-the-earl-of-orrery-demonstration-models-orreries-planetaria-models
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Marker lat / long: 51.5138, 0.1105 (WGS84)
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Materials / glass
Materials / metal
Materials / wood
Object types / Scientific instruments