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Definition of Orrery
1. Noun. 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.
Definition of Orrery
1. n. An apparatus which illustrates, by the revolution of balls moved by wheelwork, the relative size, periodic motions, positions, orbits, etc., of bodies in the solar system.
Definition of Orrery
1. Noun. a clockwork model of the solar system ¹
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Definition of Orrery
1. a mechanical model of the solar system [n -RERIES]
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Literary usage of Orrery
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1. A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne by Adolphus William Ward (1899)
"And orrery himself speaks of himself as if he had been the originator of the new
fashion, when describing his tragedy of The Black Prince (not acted till ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"1707, and was the only son of Charles Boyle, fourth earl of orrery [qv], whom he
succeeded as fifth earl in 1731. Like his father, he was educated at Christ ..."
3. The Library of American Biography by Jared Sparks (1856)
"THE cession of the orrery to Princeton College caused, at first, no little
dissatisfaction in ... The loss of '-he orrery was found to be of little moment, ..."
4. First Book in Astronomy: Adapted to the Use of Common Schools by John Lauris Blake (1838)
"AN orrery, or planetarium^ as it is sometimes called, is a machine so ... ^Rowley,
a workman, borrowed it of him, and made a copy for the Earl of orrery, ..."
5. The universal etymological English dictionaryby Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1731)
"... or predictions given from the , orrery, the name of a late inven- flight, ...
figure us the orrery, then the orbits may be made circles without any ..."
6. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"A PETITION of sir Edward Fitzharris, hart and Philip Alder, sent, against the
earl of orrery • was read in the House of Commons containing in substance, ..."
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