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orrery
[ awr-uh-ree, or- ]
noun
- an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
- any of certain similar machines, as a planetarium.
orrery
/ ˈɒrərɪ /
noun
- a mechanical model of the solar system in which the planets can be moved at the correct relative velocities around the sun
Word History and Origins
Origin of orrery1
Word History and Origins
Origin of orrery1
Example Sentences
A golden orrery consumed a massive table: the gilded model of the heavens detailing the locations of each Marvellian city and the Arcanum.
Ah, so the orrery is some kind of time machine, according to Christina?
The first modern orrery was built by clockmakers George Graham and Thomas Tompion in the early 1700s.
He would put on planetarium-esque light shows for his daughters, and his studio was filled with orreries — Renaissance-era models of the solar system.
The grand orrery, an "unusual and rare piece" made by George Adams circa 1750, demonstrates the movement of the six known planets around the Sun.
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