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Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving.
Reference: 46248i
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The largest and most magnificent, and intelligent orrery in the British Empire and the only transparent orrery ever yet offered to the public... : Theatre Royal, Haymarket... on Friday evening, March 3, 1820, and every Monday, Wednesday & Friday, during Lent : Mr. Lloyd will give his astronomical lecture illustrated by the dioastrodoxon, or, grand transparent orrery.
Date: 1820
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Geography: a combination orrery and globe. Coloured engraving.
Reference: 46642i
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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 SukenobuDate: [1758]Reference: 566203i
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An introduction to the use of the globes , and the orrery: with the application of astronomy to chronology. Adapted to the Instruction and Entertainment of such Persons as are not previously versed in Mathematic Science. With an appendix, Attempting to explain the Account of the First and Fourth Days Work of Creation in the First Chapter of Genesis. By David Jennings.
Jennings, David, 1691-1762.Date: MDCCXLVII. [1747]
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Electricity: 28 figures of electrical apparatus and experiments. Engraving by Porter, ca. 1806.
Date: [1806?]Reference: 568043i
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The largest, the most magnificent, and intelligent orrery in the British Empire : Theatre Royal, Haymarket... on Friday evening, February 26th, 1819; and every Monday, Wednesday & Friday during Lent : Mr. Lloyd will give his astronomical lecture illustrated by the dioastrodoxon, or, grand transparent orrery.
Date: 1819
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Astronomy: a savant in his study, instructing a group of gentlemen. Engraving, 1748.
Date: 1748Reference: 46325i
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Mechanical universe : the astrarium of Giovanni de' Dondi / Silvio A. Bedini and Francis R. Maddison.
Silvio BediniDate: 1966
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The path of the great comet of 1858, will be traced in space, with explanatory remarks / Music Hall, George Street, Edinburgh.
Date: [1859?]
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Charles Patin, his wife, and family: his wife holding a miniature of his father, one daughter holding an open book, the other an orrery. Engraving by J. Juster, 1691, after N. Jouvenet, 1684.
Jouvenet, Nicolas Henri.Date: [1691]Reference: 543627i
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The description and use of the globes, and the orrery . To which is prefixed, By way of Introduction, a brief account of the solar system. By Joseph Harris.
Harris, Joseph, 1704-1764.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]
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Astronomy: an orrery, mounted on a tripod base. Engraving after B. Martin.
Benjamin MartinReference: 46162i
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Theatre Royal, Haymarket, made perfectly warm by a powerful air stove in the centre of the pit : on Friday evening, March 10, 1820, and every Monday, Wednesday & Friday, during Lent : Lloyd's dioastrodoxon, the largest and most magnificent orrery in the British Empire and the only transparent orrery ever yet offered to the public.
Date: 1820
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Positively the last times : theatre, Dover : Mr. D.F. Walker... has the honour to announce three astronomical lectures on the Eidouranion; or, large transparent orrery... to commence Saturday, 2d, Monday, 4th, and Tuesday, 5th, August, 1817.
Date: 1817
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Last night but four : New Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Strand : to-night, Friday 19th March, 1819; Mr. D.F. Walker's on his entirely new Eidouranion; or, large transparent orrery.
Date: 1819
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Astronomical lecture on the new dioastrodoxon, or, grand transparent orrery : twenty-one feet in diameter.
Date: [1820?]
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The description and use of a new portable orrery; on a most simple construction, representing in two parts-the motions, and phænomena of the planetary system But more particularly the motions of the earth and moon, round the sun, from whence the nature and causes of the vicissitudes of the seasons, days, and nights, solar and lunar eclipses, &c. are clearly explained. To which is prefixed, a short account of the solar system, or the true system of the world. The second edition, enlarged, with an account of the new discovered planet, called the Georgium Sidus, and embellished with a new copper plate of the instrument. By William Jones,.
Jones, William, 1763-1831.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]
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The description and use of a new portable orrery, on a most simple construction, representing in two parts-the motions, and phænomena of the planetary system But more particularly the motions of the earth and moon, round the sun, from whence the nature and causes of the vicissitudes of the seasons, days, and nights, solar and lunar eclipses, &c. are clearly explained. To which is prefixed, a short account of the solar system, or the true system of the world. The third edition, enlarged, with an account of the new discovered planet, called the Georgium Sidus, the return of the Comet whose appearance is shortly to be expected, and embelished with two new copper plates. By William Jones, mathematical instrument maker.
Jones, William, 1763-1831.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]
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Astronomy: an orrery, mounted on a tripod base. Engraving after B. Martin.
Benjamin MartinReference: 46163i
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A philosopher giving a lecture on the orrery. Mezzotint by W. Pether, 1768, after Joseph Wright of Derby.
Joseph Wright of DerbyDate: May 20th 1768Reference: 485285i
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Geared to the stars : the evolution of planetariums, orreries, and astronomical clocks / Henry C. King in collaboration with John R. Millburn.
King, Henry C. (Henry Charles)Date: 1978
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A philosopher giving an astronomical lecture on an orrery. Mezzotint by W. Pether after J. Wright, ca. 1780.
Joseph Wright of DerbyDate: 1700-1799Reference: 575690i
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This evening, Mr. C.H. Adams, will repeat his lecture on astronomy / The King's Theatre.
King's Theatre (London, England)Date: [1833]
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Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving.
Reference: 46249i

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Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving.

Geography: a combination orrery and globe. Coloured engraving.

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

Electricity: 28 figures of electrical apparatus and experiments. Engraving by Porter, ca. 1806.

Astronomy: a savant in his study, instructing a group of gentlemen. Engraving, 1748.

Mechanical universe : the astrarium of Giovanni de' Dondi / Silvio A. Bedini and Francis R. Maddison.

The path of the great comet of 1858, will be traced in space, with explanatory remarks / Music Hall, George Street, Edinburgh.

Charles Patin, his wife, and family: his wife holding a miniature of his father, one daughter holding an open book, the other an orrery. Engraving by J. Juster, 1691, after N. Jouvenet, 1684.

The description and use of the globes, and the orrery . To which is prefixed, By way of Introduction, a brief account of the solar system. By Joseph Harris.

Astronomy: an orrery, mounted on a tripod base. Engraving after B. Martin.

Positively the last times : theatre, Dover : Mr. D.F. Walker... has the honour to announce three astronomical lectures on the Eidouranion; or, large transparent orrery... to commence Saturday, 2d, Monday, 4th, and Tuesday, 5th, August, 1817.

Last night but four : New Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Strand : to-night, Friday 19th March, 1819; Mr. D.F. Walker's on his entirely new Eidouranion; or, large transparent orrery.

Astronomical lecture on the new dioastrodoxon, or, grand transparent orrery : twenty-one feet in diameter.

Astronomy: an orrery, mounted on a tripod base. Engraving after B. Martin.

A philosopher giving a lecture on the orrery. Mezzotint by W. Pether, 1768, after Joseph Wright of Derby.

Geared to the stars : the evolution of planetariums, orreries, and astronomical clocks / Henry C. King in collaboration with John R. Millburn.

A philosopher giving an astronomical lecture on an orrery. Mezzotint by W. Pether after J. Wright, ca. 1780.

This evening, Mr. C.H. Adams, will repeat his lecture on astronomy / The King's Theatre.

Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving.