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ˈɔr ə ri, ˈɒr-or·re·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
orrerynoun
planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock
Wiktionary
orrerynoun
a clockwork model of the solar system
Etymology: Named after Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery (1676-1731), for whom such a device was made.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Orrerynoun
An instrument which by many complicated movements represents the revolutions of the heavenly bodies. It was first made by Mr. Rowley, a mathematician born at Litchfield, and so named from his patron the earl of Orrery: by one or other of this family almost every art has been encouraged or improved.
Wikipedia
Orrery
An orrery is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model. It may also represent the relative sizes of these bodies; however, since accurate scaling is often not practical due to the actual large ratio differences, a subdued approximation may be used instead. Though the Greeks had working planetaria, the first orrery that was a planetarium of the modern era was produced in 1704, and one was presented to Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery – hence the name. They are typically driven by a clockwork mechanism with a globe representing the Sun at the centre, and with a planet at the end of each of the arms.
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orrery
An orrery is a mechanical model of the solar system, used to represent the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons. It is typically driven by a clockwork mechanism, with each planet moving in its respective orbit around a central Sun. It's often used for educational purposes, demonstrating the principles of celestial mechanics.
Wikidata
Orrery
An orrery is a mechanical device that illustrates the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the Solar System in a heliocentric model. Though the Greeks had working planetaria, the first orrery that was a planetarium of the modern era was produced in 1704, and one was presented to the Earl of Orrery — whence came the name. They are typically driven by a clockwork mechanism with a globe representing the Sun at the centre, and with a planet at the end of each of the arms.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Orrery
or′ėr-i, n. an apparatus for illustrating, by balls mounted on rods and moved by clockwork around a centre, the size, positions, motions, &c. of the heavenly bodies. [From Charles Boyle, fourth Earl of Orrery (1676-1731).]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Orrery
is a mechanical toy which exhibits, by an arrangement of rods, balls, and toothed wheels, the sun, the planets, and their moons, all performing their respective motions; so named after the Earl of Orrery, for whom Charles Boyle made the first one in 1715.
Etymology and Origins
Orrery
After the Earl of Orrery, who first caused one to be made.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ORRERY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ORRERY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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