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. Brass rod from tellurium which represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun.
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. Brass rod in original oak box, apparently part of an attachment that can be used to demonstrate the retrograde motion of a star.
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. Calendar for the single year of 1794. The calendar is made from a disc of bronze. On one side of the calendar is a table with the months in three letter abbreviations and a table with the numbers for the number of days. Around the edge of the table are
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. Handle
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. Lamp, contained in the orrery's original oak box, which can be used to replace the Sun.
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. Original box made to contain a tellurium by W & S Jones.
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. Original oak box made to contain the orrery, plus a lamp that can be used to replace the Sun in the tellurium and an attachment that can be used to demonstrate the retrograde motion of a star.
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. Pin from tellurium which represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun.
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. Planetarium
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. Planetarium base. The printed base paper has zodiac and calendar scales, the seasons, and a depiction of the comparative sizes of the planets.
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. Small brass rod in original oak box, apparently part of an attachment that can be used to demonstrate the retrograde motion of a star.
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National Maritime Museum

. Spare bracket from tellurium which represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun.
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. Spare bracket from tellurium which represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun.
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. Terrestrial sphere from tellurium which represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun.
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. This is a portable orrery with tellurium and planetarium attachments. The baseboard is finely engraved with calendar and zodiac scales and a variety of astronomical information, including small images of the planet Saturn and the changing position of it
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. This tellurium represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun. It is supported by a wooden baseboard standing on three wooden legs, covered with a printed paper that has scales and images, including representation
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. Three further parts in a bag in original oak box, perhaps part of an attachment to demonstrate the retrograde motion of a star.
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