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Tellurian Table Orrery, by Newton & Son, London, c. 1850

Inventory Number 15903


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.15903

Item type
Object
Provenance
Bequeathed by Mrs. A.M. Billmeir
Object type
Orrery
Dimensions
Diameter: 312mm Height: 243mm Weight: 1.9kg
Inventory No
15903
Accession Number
1973-11/10

Description

A Tellurian table Orrery mounted on three wooden legs and a wooden platform. The Orrery shows the Sun, Earth and the Moon, however, the Moon is missing.