
Antikythera mechanism - Wikipedia
The Antikythera mechanism (/ ˌ æ n t ɪ k ɪ ˈ θ ɪər ə / AN-tik-ih-THEER-ə, US also / ˌ æ n t aɪ k ɪ ˈ-/ AN-ty-kih-) [1] [2] is an Ancient Greek hand-powered orrery (model of the Solar System). It is …
Orrery - Wikipedia
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. It …
The Antikythera Mechanism: A Shocking Discovery from Ancient …
2022年11月4日 · The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek hand-powered orrery, described as the oldest example of an analogue computer used to predict astronomical …
Eise Eisinga Planetarium - Wikipedia
The Royal Eise Eisinga Planetarium (Dutch: Koninklijk Eise Eisinga Planetarium) is an 18th-century orrery in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands. It is currently a museum and open to the …
How does the 'Antikythera Mechanism' work? - The …
2021年10月31日 · The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek hand-powered orrery, described as the oldest example of an analogue computer used to predict astronomical …
150 BC – Greek Orrery - Data Phys
The left image shows the Antikythera, the oldest known orrery. The middle image shows a virtual reconstruction. The right image shows a contemporary orrery. The Antikythera mechanism is …
11 facts about the 2,000-year-old Antikythera mechanism
2025年3月12日 · The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek, hand-powered orrery (a clockwork model of the solar system) that was used to predict celestial locations and eclipses …
Eisinga Planetarium - Atlas Obscura
2009年1月23日 · Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery. Aside from a plaque that reads "Planetarium," you would hardly be able to tell that inside this seemingly cozy Dutch house …
Orrery history and definition | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A piece of the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2nd-century BC device known as the world's oldest computer, is an orrery that tracked the cycles of the Solar System. Photo by Fine Art …
Orrery | Mechanical, Celestial Motion & Planetary System
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 …