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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Orrery
    sub title: A Story of Mechanical Solar Systems, Clocks, and English Nobility
  name:
    name part: Buick, Tony.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xxu
    date issued: 2014
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XXIII, 299 p. 249 illus., 70 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: To find the true story of the orrery, this book takes the reader to the vibrant, tumultous London of the 1600s. A mechanical model that shows the movements of the Moon and planets, the orrery takes its name from the Boyle family – the Earls of Orrery. Here is the fascinating story of the origins of this intricate device. Orreries are found everywhere. They appear in paintings, on the side of royal clocks, in stately home hallways, and of course, in museums all over the world. Scientific instruments to demonstrate the movements of the planets and predict their positions using measuring devices, they were devised largely by clockmakers, but many others played a role too and are given due credit. The story of the Boyles is not just relevant to a tiny corner of Ireland, but spans history. “Orrery” highlights the process of discovery and humankind’s universal fascination with the heavens, providing a fascinating example of the relationship between innovative thinking (invention) and precision engineering (execution). It will appeal to anyone interested in popular astronomy, astronomical mechanical devices, scientific instruments, the history of clocks - and even the history of aristocratic and prestigious families!
  table of contents: Ancient Forms of Orreries -- Development of Scientific and Astronomical Instruments -- Tompion and Tellurions -- The Age of Clocks and Precision Engineering -- George Graham, the Clockmaker -- John Rowley and the Earl of Orrery -- The Earl of Orrery -- Orreries -- The Legacy.
  note: by Tony Buick.
  subject:
    topic: Physics
  subject:
    topic: History
  subject:
    topic: Observations, Astronomical
  subject:
    topic: Astronomy
    topic: Observations
  subject:
    topic: Astronomy
  subject:
    topic: Physics
  subject:
    topic: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
  subject:
    topic: Popular Science in Astronomy
  subject:
    topic: History of Science
  classification: QB4
  classification: 520
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Astronomers' Universe
  identifier: 9781461470434
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7043-4
  record info:
    record creation date: 131025
    record change date: 20151204145429.0
    record identifier: 978-1-4614-7043-4