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Astronomical models

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Astronomical instruments
Astronomy - Charts, diagrams, etc.

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  • A man demonstrating an orrery (a model of the solar system) to two girls and another man. Woodcut by Sukenobu, 1758.

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    A man demonstrating an orrery (a model of the solar system) to two girls and another man. Woodcut by Sukenobu, 1758.

    Nishikawa, Sukenobu, 1671-1751. | Date: [1758] | Reference: 566203i
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    Illustrating the phaenomena : celestial cartography in antiquity and the Middle Ages / Elly Dekker.

    Dekker, Elly. | Date: 2013
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    The description and use of the globes, and the orrery. To which is prefix'd by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system ... To which is added ... an appendix containing the description ... of the armillary sphere / by Joseph Harris.

    Harris, John, 1667?-1719. | Date: 1783
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    The description and uses of the celestial and terrestrial globes, and of Collins's pocket-quadrant / By John Harris.

    Harris, John, 1667?-1719. | Date: 1710

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