Orrery: A Story of Mechanical Solar Systems, Clocks, and English Nobility by Tony BuickEnglish | PDF(Repost),EPUB | 2014 | 312 Pages | ISBN : 1461470420 | 46.12 MB
“Orrery” appeals to almost anyone interested in popular astronomy, astronomical mechanical devices, scientific instruments, the history of clocks - and even the history of aristocratic and prestigious families! Many people these days – not only astronomers – have a good idea of the main components of the Solar System. They might also know about the orrery, a mechanical model that shows the movements of the Moon and planets.