Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus Product:Framed picture c1894-1931

c1894-1931

shown perched on a low branch

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

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

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

Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus Product:Framed picture c1894-1931Orrery 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