EAGLEMOSS Collections Precision Orrery / Mechanical Solar System | INCOMPLETE

A project started with their monthly subscription [ Circa Late 2008 / Early 2009 ] with the intent to construct upon receipt of the final piece(s). In the midst of moving and address changes, some parts were lost and some never received. What remains has never been opened -- though it seems to differ from the current offering of similar items. Inspired by the original Orrery and the classical scientific instruments of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this mechanical model of the solar system is not only a work of art, but a functioning model of the solar system as it is known in the time that we are living. When complete, this beautiful model stands 37 centimeters high with a span of 60 centimeters at its widest point -- a truly impressive museum-quality statement piece to display in your own home as every element is the result of meticulous research, design, fine craftsmanship and precision engineering. The Brass Gear Train This unique design features an exposed gear train that controls the speed and ratio of the orbits of the eleven planets as they move around the sun. Made from solid brass, the gears and hand-polished and lacquered to minimise tarnishing. The Planets Fashioned from silver-plate, the planets are hand painted to capture the nature and defining characteristics of the real planets. The Orrery Features Eight Planets -> Earth Jupiter Mars Mercury Neptune Saturn Uranus Venus And Three Dwarf Planets -> Ceres Pluto Eris Ask 4 more info E5127