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Solar System models

  • Solar System modelA 1766 Benjamin Martin mechanical model sits on display at the Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. This orrery illustrates the relative…
  • OrreryA wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera yielded a bronze mechanism in 1901. This artifact dates between 205 and 87 BC.
  • Sweden Solar SystemThe Sweden Solar System opened its doors on the 19th of February 1989. Nils Brenning and Gösta Gahm launched this massive project from their positions at the…