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Vertical Orrery
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Vertical Orrery
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Miller, John (active 1771-1825)
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Miller, John (active 1771-1825)
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Miller, John
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active 1771-1825
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Maker
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1771-1825
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John Miller
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John Miller
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Robison, John (b.1739, d.1805)
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Robison, John
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b.1739, d.1805
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John Robison
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John Robison
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Date:
Circa 1770-1779
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Description:
An orrery is an instrument which mimics the motions of the planets round the Sun and is driven by a mechanism akin to clockwork. It was principally an object of instructive amusement for the well-to-do and was usually horizontal rather than vertical. This rare form has clearly been designed so it can be seen in a class room and so was intended to be used for practical demonstration. It was indeed ordered for teaching purposes by John Robison, Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh from 1774 to 1805. The maker of the instrument, John Miller, was apprenticed to an instrument maker in Edinburgh and then honed his skills in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh c.1769. He made astronomical instruments, barometers and instruments for surveying. Formerly in the Natural Philosophy Department, University of Edinburgh; now in the National Museums of Scotland.
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An orrery is an instrument which mimics the motions of the planets round the Sun and is driven by a mechanism akin to clockwork. It was principally an object of instructive amusement for the well-to-do and was usually horizontal rather than vertical. This rare form has clearly been designed so it can be seen in a class room and so was intended to be used for practical demonstration. It was indeed ordered for teaching purposes by John Robison, Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh from 1774 to 1805. The maker of the instrument, John Miller, was apprenticed to an instrument maker in Edinburgh and then honed his skills in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh c.1769. He made astronomical instruments, barometers and instruments for surveying. Formerly in the Natural Philosophy Department, University of Edinburgh; now in the National Museums of Scotland.
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National Museum of Scotland
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ol0065b
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Repro Rights Statement:
Courtesy of The Trustees of The National Museums of Scotland
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Repro Capture Date:
06/08/2003 15:26:00
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