Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus Product:Framed picture (sponsored by Johann Caspar Scheutzer)

(sponsored by Johann Caspar Scheutzer)

Horse and cart pass through peaceful countryside village Cobbled street Edinburgh Castle Scenery tranquil circa 1910

c1894-1931

Study of a volcanic cloud with periodic falls of ash

This was paid for from the funds raised by a well supported Relief Appeal launched in England

Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus Product:Framed picture (sponsored by Johann Caspar Scheutzer)Orrery 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