LEADER 03015oam 2200457 450 001 9910431342903321 005 20210609202807.0 010 $a3-030-61777-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-61777-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000011679191 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-61777-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6437706 035 $a(PPN)252515439 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011679191 100 $a20210609d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOrreries, clocks, and London society $ethe evolution of astronomical instruments and their makers /$fTony Buick 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2020] 210 4$d©2020 215 $a1 online resource (XXVII, 348 p. 255 illus., 88 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 311 $a3-030-61776-9 327 $aChapter 1. Setting the Scene -- Chapter 2. Honest George, Chronometers and the Mystery of the Disappearing Proto-Orreries -- Chapter 3. Orrery: the Man and the Model -- Chapter 4. A Closer Look at Gear Calculations, Time Corrections, Escapements and Orbital Resonance -- Chapter 5. The Clockmaker?s London -- Chapter 6. Modern and Orrery Times Compared -- Chapter 7. The Planetarium: A Journey into Space -- Chapter 8. Postface -- Appendix 1: A Select Timeline -- Appendix 2: Glossary -- Appendix 3: Bibliograph -- Index. 330 $aOrreries?mechanical models of the Solar System and its motions?are found everywhere. They appear in paintings, on computers, across natural landscapes, and in museums all over the world. The more you look, the more you find, yet their significance is often overlooked aside other great astronomical inventions. This book reclaims the history of the orrery, offering a fascinating look into its evolution over the centuries. With a particular focus on London society and clockmakers, it weaves together historical narrative with practical know-hows and scientific fact, showing how the orrery changed from a fanciful toy to a high-tech instrument to a vessel for art and education. The first edition, Orrery, explained what an orrery is and how it got its name. This revised edition goes several steps further, tracing the instrument back to the time of Ptolemy and forward to planetariums and star projectors. In addition, it features new sections on how to construct your own orrery at home. This book will appeal to anybody interested in astronomical mechanical devices, scientific instruments, horology, or the history of clocks. 410 0$aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 606 $aPlanetariums 615 0$aPlanetariums. 676 $a523.0074 700 $aBuick$b Tony$0843511 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910431342903321 996 $aOrreries, clocks, and London society$92255291 997 $aUNINA