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Noun Concept
Categories: Historical scientific instruments, 1704 in science, long volume value, Astronomical instruments, Solar System models
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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)
IS A
planetarium
planetarium
HAS KIND
armillary sphere
astrarium
Eise Eisinga Planetarium
Eidouranion
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
NAMED AFTER
Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery
USE
planetarium
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Orerry, Ororry, orreries, Orrey, Planetary machines, an historical account of

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