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Title:
Orrery planetary display model by Science Museum, 1973
Object name(s):
demonstration models; orreries; planetaria; demonstration models; orreries; planetaria
Brief description:
Model of Ptolemaic (heliocentric) System of Universe (from Circulation collection)
Collection:
Science Museum Group
Credit line:
Science Museum (Great Britain)
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
26
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
660
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
6 5/16
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
160
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
20 1/16
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
510
Material:
wood
Material:
plastics (perspex)
Material:
metal
Object name:
demonstration models; orreries; planetaria (models); demonstration models; orreries; planetaria (models)
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1973
Date - latest:
1973
Object production date:
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1973
Date - latest:
1973
Object production person:
Science Museum (Great Britain)
Object production place:
South Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom
Other number:
1995-1691
Other number type:
accession number
Responsible department/section:
SCM - Astronomy

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/09c3c796-261a-389f-b5d2-b2de9c9b170d

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/09c3c796-261a-389f-b5d2-b2de9c9b170d, Science Museum Group, CC BY

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