orrery

IPA: ˈɔrɝi

noun

  • A clockwork model of any given solar system.
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Examples of "orrery" in Sentences

  • An Orrery is what you are looking for.
  • This is a description of a planetarium or orrery.
  • The college then acquired ownership of the orrery.
  • The device was named the orrery in the Earl's honor.
  • The device was named the orrery in the Earl's honour.
  • He fixed the orrery by drilling a hole and fastening a rivet.
  • Other equipment included an orrery, spectroscope and a transit telescope.
  • The Eisinga Planetarium is an orrery, a working model of the solar system.
  • The orrery still exists and is the oldest functioning planetarium in the world.
  • Posidonius constructed an orrery, possibly similar to the Antikythera mechanism.

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