Collection

Orrery planetary display model by Science Museum, 1973

Made:: 1973 in South Kensington

maker:: Science Museum

Model of Ptolemaic (heliocentric) System of Universe (from Circulation collection)

Details

Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1995-1691

Materials:: wood, plastics (perspex) and metal

Measurements:: overall: 160 x 510 x 660 mm

type:: demonstration models, orreries and planetaria (models)

credit:: Science Museum (Great Britain)

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