ORRERY


Meaning of ORRERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯr-ər-ē, ˈär- ]

noun

( plural or·rer·ies )

Etymology: Charles Boyle died 1731 4th Earl of Orrery

Date: 1713

: an apparatus showing the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by balls moved by a clockwork

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