British Museum Orrery - London, England, UK - Solar System Models on Waymarking.com

Located inside the British Museum which does not charge an admission fee and DOES allow non-flash photography, the placard accompanying this orrery reads:

"Orerry

Orreries, mechanical models of the solar
system, were well-known teaching tools, often
forming the centerpiece of lectures on
astronomy. They demonstrated Copenicus's
theory that the earth, moon and planets
revolve around the sun. This example, from
about 1750, is smaller but otherwise similar
to George II's grand orrery."

See this Wikipedia article on orreries (visit link)

Address: The British Museum Great Russell Street London, England UK WC1B 3DG To-Scale by Size: no Is the model an Orrery?: yes Web Page: [Web Link] Hours: Daily 10-5:30 Admission Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency) To-Scale by distance: Not Listed

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