Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus mb-code IOM_MNH_1978_0199b Figure 4 Cylista impatiens

Figure 4 Cylista impatiens

From: Commentarium magnum Averrois in Aristotelis De Anima libros

View of the entrance of St Bartholomew's Hospital from Smithfield

The original Palace of Westminster was devastated by a fire in 1834

Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus mb-code IOM_MNH_1978_0199b Figure 4 Cylista impatiensOrrery demonstrating the transit of Venus. An orrery is a mechanical device demonstrating the relative positions and motions of planets and moons in the solar system. This example was made for the Royal Society to show the transit of Venus across the sun as seen from the Earth. When the handle is turned, Venus rotates around the Sun. 1761