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Good Afternoon Sara,
I saw a wonderful mid-19th century orrery on exhibit at the University Museum, University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS. I went on the museum's website and found this.....
http://museum.olemiss.edu/collections/millington-barnard/
As a recycled museum anthropologist, I don't know beans about an orrery, but I am fascinated by 19th century gizmos....and the orrery on exhibit at Ole Miss is magnificent and quite large.
Best Wishes,
Wesley
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From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sara Poirier
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Subject: Solar system orrery
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Hi there.
Do any of you have a solar system orrery at your institution? It's a mechanical model which shows the positions of the planets orbiting around the Sun.
Thanks!
Sara
Sara Poirier
Researcher/Programmer
Astronomy & Space Sciences
Ontario Science Centre
Toronto, Ontario
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