An orrery is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model.

Staines & Son sell hand-crafted brass orreries. Our solar system models are built with the most accurate orbiting planets and moons available for purchase.

Solar System models, especially mechanical models, called orreries, that illustrate the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the Solar System have been built for …

At the heart of our orrery models lies a powerful solid brass clockwork mechanism, calibrated to orchestrate the orbits of the planets in correct relative motion- in faithful ratio of each planet's …

An orrery is a model of the solar system that shows the positions of the planets along their orbits around the Sun. The chart above shows the Sun at the centre, surrounded by the solar …

orrery, mechanical model of the solar system used to demonstrate the motions of the planets about the Sun, probably invented by George Graham (d. 1751) under the patronage of …

A floor standing library orrery showing the Sun, the daily rotation of the Earth, the orbiting Moon and a star map of gold stars on a midnight blue glass disc that shows those stars visible on the …

A large, outdoor “human” Orrery is located just a few hundred yards before the north entrance to Joshua Tree National Park at SKY’S THE LIMIT Observatory and Nature Center in …

Our most comprehensive orrery 'The Genesis' is available in three varieties: six, eight or nine planets featuring major moons and axial tilts. The first four planets, Mercury through to Mars, …

The Earth/Moon Rotation orrery shows our planetary movement around the sun and demonstrates lunar orbit and moon phases when illuminated with an accompanying light.