Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus Product:Framed picture 1890 Anniversary - Prince of

1890 Anniversary - Prince of Wales opens the 1

Actors Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton in German Uniforms

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

Sir John Charles Bucknill was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1866

(sponsored by Johann Caspar Scheutzer)

Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus Product:Framed picture 1890 Anniversary - Prince ofOrrery 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