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Viewed from the top, this 18th century device designed by James Ferguson, is an amazingly complex clock. Viewed from the side, its role as an orrery becomes apparent. It is the zenith of the view of the world as a complex clockwork mechanism.
November 27th, 2007 at 7:34 am
Wow what an planetary model loved it . These type of models are very rare and very good work by its developer.
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November 28th, 2007 at 7:52 am
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November 28th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
wonder how long and how many man hours went in to developing that …
awesome machine …
November 28th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
I would love to own a working replica of this. Anyone know if its available?
November 29th, 2007 at 6:06 am
cause i’ve been wondering when the next great conjunction is…
too bad you could only talk about seeing it from the top rather than actually showing a picture. Who diggs this crap anyway?
November 14th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Did you ever find out where to purchase a replica of this orrery?
Thank you.
Jeannette
November 21st, 2008 at 9:47 pm
I am also looking for a replica or plans. Anyone?