Kinetic solar system jewelry

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But… they are not to scale!

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The orrery is named after after Charles Boyle, Fourth Earl of Orrery (1676-1731), for whom one was made. I always wondered…

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If you want a proper scale model, visit Boston. The Museum of Science has one. Earth and Mars are a few blocks from the planetarium; distances go up rapidly from there.

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Are those really kinetic though?

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OK - a boingy tongue twister:

wearable orrery, wearable orrery, wearable orrery…

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Does this put anyone else in mind of the Crownstar Addendum necklace in Against a Dark Background by Iain M. Banks? I wonder if the jeweler read that book.

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Or Wuppertal.

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