Demonstration device for inequality of the seasons by Henri Robert

Made:: 1860-1880 in Paris

maker:: Henri Robert

Demonstration device for inequality of the seasons by Henri

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Demonstration device for inequality of the seasons by Henri Robert, Paris, brass volvelles on walnut base

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1988-131

Materials:: brass and walnut

type:: demonstration models, equinoxes and seasons

credit:: Tesseract

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Demonstration device for inequality of the seasons by Henri Robert

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