LEADER 03944nam 22007095 450 001 9910300368303321 005 20200702215207.0 010 $a1-4614-7043-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4614-7043-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000001151754 035 $a(EBL)1592007 035 $a(OCoLC)897576413 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001049567 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11551134 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001049567 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11033816 035 $a(PQKB)10812688 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1592007 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4614-7043-4 035 $z(PPN)258855916 035 $a(PPN)176097902 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001151754 100 $a20131025d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOrrery$b[electronic resource] $eA Story of Mechanical Solar Systems, Clocks, and English Nobility /$fby Tony Buick 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cSpringer New York :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 225 1 $aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4614-7042-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAncient 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. 330 $aTo find the true story of the orrery, this book takes the reader to the vibrant, tumultous London of the 1600s. A mechanical model that shows the movements of the Moon and planets, the orrery takes its name from the Boyle family ? the Earls of Orrery. Here is the fascinating story of the origins of this intricate device. Orreries are found everywhere. They appear in paintings, on the side of royal clocks, in stately home hallways, and of course, in museums all over the world. Scientific instruments to demonstrate the movements of the planets and predict their positions using measuring devices, they were devised largely by clockmakers, but many others played a role too and are given due credit. The story of the Boyles is not just relevant to a tiny corner of Ireland, but spans history. ?Orrery? highlights the process of discovery and humankind?s universal fascination with the heavens, providing a fascinating example of the relationship between innovative thinking (invention) and precision engineering (execution). It will appeal to anyone interested in popular astronomy, astronomical mechanical devices, scientific instruments, the history of clocks  - and even the history of aristocratic and prestigious families! 410 0$aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 606 $aObservations, Astronomical 606 $aAstronomy?Observations 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aHistory 606 $aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22014 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 606 $aHistory of Science$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/731000 615 0$aObservations, Astronomical. 615 0$aAstronomy?Observations. 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aHistory. 615 14$aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques. 615 24$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 615 24$aHistory of Science. 676 $a312 700 $aBuick$b Tony$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0843511 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300368303321 996 $aOrrery$92544391 997 $aUNINA