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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77476" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77476" /> == | ||
<p> A mechanical toy which exhibits, by an arrangement of rods, balls, and toothed wheels, the sun, the planets, and their moons, all performing their respective motions; so named after the [[Earl]] of Orrery, for whom [[Charles]] Boyle made the first one in 1715. </p> | <p> [[A]] mechanical toy which exhibits, by an arrangement of rods, balls, and toothed wheels, the sun, the planets, and their moons, all performing their respective motions; so named after the [[Earl]] of Orrery, for whom [[Charles]] Boyle made the first one in 1715. </p> | ||
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