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Graham Tourbillon Orrery Looks to the Heavens

In 1713, George Graham built a clock, which used a mechanical movement to power a heliocentric model of the planets. The mechanical solar system, presented to the fourth Earl of Orrery, was called an Orrery, and because of its precision, all subsequent planetary models …

Imported: 11. Sept 2013 (13:48), Monochrome Watches

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