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Orrery: a story of mechanical solar systems, clocks, and English nobility

To find the true story of the orrery, this book takes the reader to the vibrant, tumultous London of the 1600s. A mechanical model that shows the movements of the Moon and planets, the orrery takes its name from the Boyle family – the Earls of Orrery. Here is the fascinating story of the origins of ...

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Autor principal: Buick, Tony
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Springer 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7043-4
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