Model of Earth from a tellurium
This ivory model of the Earth is part of the tellurium attachement of a William Jones orrery. It is marked with lines of longitude, equator and tropics.
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Object Details
ID: | AST1056.1 |
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Type: | Model of Earth from a tellurium |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Jones, William |
Date made: | 1781-1790 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Diameter: 15 mm |
Parts: |
A New Portable Orrery (Orrery)
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