A globe for instruction and calculation
Unlike most globes, this unusual example cannot be classified as either terrestrial or celestial: it has no 'content' in the normal manner of continents or stars, but has projected lines, such as the tropics, the ecliptic, the equator, and so on. It could be used for a variety of calculations, including transposing between different systems of co-ordinates.
Other narratives:
- Inventory no. 25400 - Former Display Label
- Orrery Collection: 1731 Inventory
- Orrery Collection in print
- Accession Record : Extract from Annual Report for 1925
- Former Display Label - The Orrery Collection of Scientific Instruments
- Former Display Label - The Principal Makers of Instruments in the Orrery Collection