Orrery

OrreryGood for Kepler's third law--and as a test of whether the manufacturer got it right. The period of the inermost object corresponds to Venus (relative to Earth's orbit) but the orbital radius is incorrect. [at the "true" radius (relative to Earth's period) "Venus" would collide with the Moon]

 


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