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Can I buy an orrery?

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Can I buy an orrery?
Yes, you can purchase an orrery. An orrery is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates the relative positions of the planets and moons around the sun. Of course, the model is not to scale because there is simply too much space to cover to make that possible. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and contemporary orreries from some of the world’s top sellers.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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c.1800 Portable English Orrery by W. Robinson
Located in Greenlawn, NY
c.1800 Portable English Orrery by W. Robinson The circular base is covered with a brightly
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Antique Early 1800s English Other Scientific Instruments

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Brass

1771 Choir Gaur; the Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids
By John Smith
Located in Bath, GB
A scarce first edition of John Smith's study of the prehistorical monument Stonehenge, a early work on the subject, illustrated with three folding plates. The scarce first edition o...
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Antique 1770s British Books

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Paper

Antique Brass Czech Orrery Astronomical Instruments Made by Jan Felkl in 1870
By Jan Felkl
Located in Milan, IT
Antique brass orrery planetarium made for the German market by Jan Felkl Prag in the second half of
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Antique 1860s Czech Scientific Instruments

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Iron

Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London
By Troughton & Simms London
Located in Norwich, GB
makers and retailers’ by Edwin Banfield as working from The Orrery, 136 Fleet Street, London from 1826 to
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Scientific Instruments

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Brass

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