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Noun Concept
Categories: Scale modeling, Solar System models, Astronomical instruments, Historical scientific instruments, Articles with short description
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orrery  Orerry  Ororry  orreries  Orrey
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Planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock WordNet 3.0
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Planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An orrery is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model. Wikipedia
A mechanical model of the Solar System Wikipedia Disambiguation
A mechanical device that illustrates the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the solar system in a heliocentric model. OmegaWiki
A clockwork model of any given solar system. Wiktionary
Clockwork model. Wiktionary (translation)
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