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View full screenBrass orrery in a polished mahogany case, by George Adams, junior, London, c. 1790
T.1944.1
Adams, George, 1750 - 1795 (fl.), Orrery maker
London, England, Northern Europe
c. 1790
Brass / mahogany case
Earth in Space (29 Jul 2011)
National Museum of Scotland
King, Henry C. and Millburn, John R., Geared to the Stars: The evolution of planetariums, orreries and astronomical clocks, Bristol, Hilger, 1978, pp 205-6
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