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Orreries, Clocks, and London Society: The Evolution of Astronomical Instruments and Their Makers

Name: Orreries, Clocks, and London Society: The Evolution of Astronomical Instruments and Their Makers
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Contributors:

Tony Buick

Publisher:

Springer

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science

Book Subcategory:

Space Science, History, Physics

Book Topic:

Astronomy, Astrophysics

Edition Description:

2nd 2020 Edition

Series:

Astronomers' Universe

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Release Date:

2020-12-24

ISBN 13:

9783030617769

Weight:

1.4 lbs

Size:

8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inches

Pages:

348

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Description

Orreries--mechanical models of the Solar System and its motions--are found everywhere. They appear in paintings, on computers, across natural landscapes, and in museums all over the world. The more you look, the more you find, yet their significance is often overlooked aside other great astronomical inventions.

This book reclaims the history of the orrery, offering a fascinating look into its evolution over the centuries. With a particular focus on London society and clockmakers, it weaves together historical narrative with practical know-hows and scientific fact, showing how the orrery changed from a fanciful toy to a high-tech instrument to a vessel for art and education.

The first edition, Orrery, explained what an orrery is and how it got its name. This revised edition goes several steps further, tracing the instrument back to the time of Ptolemy and forward to planetariums and star projectors. In addition, it features new sections on how to construct your own orrery at home.

This book will appeal to anybody interested in astronomical mechanical devices, scientific instruments, horology, or the history of clocks.

About the Author

Dr. Tony Buick is a chemist by profession and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In the area of amateur astronomy, he has contributed to Sky at Night, MENSA, the Society for Popular Astronomy and various other magazines and journals. Upon his retirement, Dr. Buick returned to his lifelong interest in astronomy, prompting the research that forms the foundation of this book. He has a wide range of interests, from the infinite-- through a telescope--to the infinitesimal--through a microscope--and has in addition to his astronomy work published articles on tardigrades, robust microscopic animals that can even survive in space.

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