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Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving.
Reference: 46248i
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The largest and most magnificent, and intelligent orrery in the British Empire and the only transparent orrery ever yet offered to the public... : Theatre Royal, Haymarket... on Friday evening, March 3, 1820, and every Monday, Wednesday & Friday, during Lent : Mr. Lloyd will give his astronomical lecture illustrated by the dioastrodoxon, or, grand transparent orrery.
Date: 1820
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Geography: a combination orrery and globe. Coloured engraving.
Reference: 46642i
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A man demonstrating an orrery (a model of the solar system) to two girls and another man. Woodcut by Sukenobu, 1758.
Nishikawa, Sukenobu, 1671-1751.Date: [1758]Reference: 566203i
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Electricity: 28 figures of electrical apparatus and experiments. Engraving by Porter, ca. 1806.
Date: [1806?]Reference: 568043i
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The largest, the most magnificent, and intelligent orrery in the British Empire : Theatre Royal, Haymarket... on Friday evening, February 26th, 1819; and every Monday, Wednesday & Friday during Lent : Mr. Lloyd will give his astronomical lecture illustrated by the dioastrodoxon, or, grand transparent orrery.
Date: 1819
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Astronomy: a savant in his study, instructing a group of gentlemen. Engraving, 1748.
Date: 1748Reference: 46325i
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Mechanical universe : the astrarium of Giovanni de' Dondi / Silvio A. Bedini and Francis R. Maddison.
Bedini, Silvio A.Date: 1966
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The path of the great comet of 1858, will be traced in space, with explanatory remarks / Music Hall, George Street, Edinburgh.
Date: [1859?]
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Charles Patin, his wife, and family: his wife holding a miniature of his father, one daughter holding an open book, the other an orrery. Engraving by J. Juster, 1691, after N. Jouvenet, 1684.
Jouvenet, Nicolas Henri.Date: [1691]Reference: 543627i
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Astronomy: an orrery, mounted on a tripod base. Engraving after B. Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Reference: 46162i
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Theatre Royal, Haymarket, made perfectly warm by a powerful air stove in the centre of the pit : on Friday evening, March 10, 1820, and every Monday, Wednesday & Friday, during Lent : Lloyd's dioastrodoxon, the largest and most magnificent orrery in the British Empire and the only transparent orrery ever yet offered to the public.
Date: 1820
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Positively the last times : theatre, Dover : Mr. D.F. Walker... has the honour to announce three astronomical lectures on the Eidouranion; or, large transparent orrery... to commence Saturday, 2d, Monday, 4th, and Tuesday, 5th, August, 1817.
Date: 1817
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Last night but four : New Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Strand : to-night, Friday 19th March, 1819; Mr. D.F. Walker's on his entirely new Eidouranion; or, large transparent orrery.
Date: 1819
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Astronomical lecture on the new dioastrodoxon, or, grand transparent orrery : twenty-one feet in diameter.
Date: [1820?]
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Astronomy: an orrery, mounted on a tripod base. Engraving after B. Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Reference: 46163i
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A philosopher giving a lecture on the orrery. Mezzotint by W. Pether, 1768, after Joseph Wright of Derby.
Wright, Joseph, 1734-1797.Date: May 20th 1768Reference: 485285i
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A philosopher giving an astronomical lecture on an orrery. Mezzotint by W. Pether after J. Wright, ca. 1780.
Wright, Joseph, 1734-1797.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 575690i
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This evening, Mr. C.H. Adams, will repeat his lecture on astronomy / The King's Theatre.
King's Theatre (London, England)Date: [1833]
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Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving.
Reference: 46249i
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Oversize ephemera. EPH+2.
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The description and use of a new portable orrery, on a simple construction, representing the motions and phenomena of the planetary system, but more particularly the motions of the earth and moon round the sun ... To which is prefixed, a short account of the solar system, or the true system of the world / by William Jones.
Jones, William, 1763-1831.Date: 1812
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Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving after B. Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Reference: 46159i
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Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving.
Reference: 46247i
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The description and use of the globes, and the orrery. To which is prefix'd by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system ... To which is added ... an appendix containing the description ... of the armillary sphere / by Joseph Harris.
Harris, John, 1667?-1719.Date: 1773

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Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving.

Geography: a combination orrery and globe. Coloured engraving.

A man demonstrating an orrery (a model of the solar system) to two girls and another man. Woodcut by Sukenobu, 1758.

Electricity: 28 figures of electrical apparatus and experiments. Engraving by Porter, ca. 1806.

Astronomy: a savant in his study, instructing a group of gentlemen. Engraving, 1748.

Mechanical universe : the astrarium of Giovanni de' Dondi / Silvio A. Bedini and Francis R. Maddison.

The path of the great comet of 1858, will be traced in space, with explanatory remarks / Music Hall, George Street, Edinburgh.

Charles Patin, his wife, and family: his wife holding a miniature of his father, one daughter holding an open book, the other an orrery. Engraving by J. Juster, 1691, after N. Jouvenet, 1684.

Astronomy: an orrery, mounted on a tripod base. Engraving after B. Martin.

Positively the last times : theatre, Dover : Mr. D.F. Walker... has the honour to announce three astronomical lectures on the Eidouranion; or, large transparent orrery... to commence Saturday, 2d, Monday, 4th, and Tuesday, 5th, August, 1817.

Last night but four : New Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Strand : to-night, Friday 19th March, 1819; Mr. D.F. Walker's on his entirely new Eidouranion; or, large transparent orrery.

Astronomical lecture on the new dioastrodoxon, or, grand transparent orrery : twenty-one feet in diameter.

Astronomy: an orrery, mounted on a tripod base. Engraving after B. Martin.

A philosopher giving a lecture on the orrery. Mezzotint by W. Pether, 1768, after Joseph Wright of Derby.

A philosopher giving an astronomical lecture on an orrery. Mezzotint by W. Pether after J. Wright, ca. 1780.

This evening, Mr. C.H. Adams, will repeat his lecture on astronomy / The King's Theatre.

Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving.

Oversize ephemera. EPH+2.

Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving after B. Martin.

Astronomy: a large orrery, mounted on a dodecahedral base, decorated with signs of the zodiac. Engraving.

The description and use of the globes, and the orrery. To which is prefix'd by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system ... To which is added ... an appendix containing the description ... of the armillary sphere / by Joseph Harris.