Orreries, Clocks, and London Society: The Evolution of Astronomical Instruments and Their Makers by Tony Buick
English | PDF,EPUB | 2020 | 367 Pages | ISBN : 3030617769 | 98.2 MB
Orreries—mechanical models of the Solar System and its motions—are found everywhere. They appear in paintings, on computers, across natural landscapes, and in museums all over the world. The more you look, the more you find, yet their significance is often overlooked aside other great astronomical inventions.