Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus Product:Postcard Pictured on a street corner

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Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus Product:Postcard Pictured on a street cornerOrrery demonstrating the transit of Venus, with case. An orrery is a mechanical device demonstrating the relative positions and motions of planets and moons in the solar system. This example was made for the Royal Society to show the transit of Venus across the sun as seen from the Earth. When the handle is turned, Venus rotates around the Sun. 1761