Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus Product:Framed picture shown perched on a low

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Study of a volcanic cloud with periodic falls of ash

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Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus Product:Framed picture shown perched on a lowOrrery demonstrating the transit of Venus. 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