Tellurian Orrery
Artist: Thomas Tompion (1639 - 1713)
Location: Museum of the History of Science
Date: 1709
Materials: silver & ebony
Grant:
Amount Paid: £400 (Total: £1,100)
Vendor: Sotheby's
Review number: 1521 (1948)
Provenance:
Believed to be the instrument presented to Prince Eugene of Savoy.
Description:
Professional orrery - showing the relative motions of sun, earth and moon.
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