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Interest in the heavens is almost as old as humanity itself – with maps of the stars existing long before maps of the Earth. Originally astronomy and astrology were closely linked as the sky was believed to house many of the gods who influenced life on Earth...

An orrery is a mechanical model of the solar system that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of planets around the Sun. Orreries have a stationary globe at their centre, representing the Sun, and moving spheres at the end of each of their arms, representing the planets. An intricate system of cogs and wheels operated...