{"product_id":"orreries-clocks-and-london-society-the-evolution-of-astronomical-instruments-and-their-makers-9783030617769","title":"Orreries, Clocks, and London Society: The Evolution of Astronomical Instruments and Their Makers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrreries--mechanical models of the Solar System and its motions--are found everywhere. They appear in paintings, on computers, across natural landscapes, and in museums all over the world. The more you look, the more you find, yet their significance is often overlooked aside other great astronomical inventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reclaims the history of the orrery, offering a fascinating look into its evolution over the centuries. With a particular focus on London society and clockmakers, it weaves together historical narrative with practical know-hows and scientific fact, showing how the orrery changed from a fanciful toy to a high-tech instrument to a vessel for art and education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first edition, \u003ci\u003eOrrery\u003c\/i\u003e, explained what an orrery is and how it got its name. This revised edition goes several steps further, tracing the instrument back to the time of Ptolemy and forward to planetariums and star projectors. In addition, it features new sections on how to construct your own orrery at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to anybody interested in astronomical mechanical devices, scientific instruments, horology, or the history of clocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Tony Buick is a chemist by profession and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In the area of amateur astronomy, he has contributed to \u003ci\u003eSky at Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMENSA\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSociety for Popular Astronomy\u003c\/i\u003e and various other magazines and journals. Upon his retirement, Dr. Buick returned to his lifelong interest in astronomy, prompting the research that forms the foundation of this book. He has a wide range of interests, from the infinite-- through a telescope--to the infinitesimal--through a microscope--and has in addition to his astronomy work published articles on tardigrades, robust microscopic animals that can even survive in space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50443604820242,"sku":"9783030617769","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ccea7e9b-1171-4746-8324-65e7ea6973d0.jpg?v=1729674582","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/orreries-clocks-and-london-society-the-evolution-of-astronomical-instruments-and-their-makers-9783030617769","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}