MODEL
Specifications
“Jovilabe- Lunarium- Tellurian”
RATIOS
Mars 1.8809
Earth years
Earth 365-1/4 days per year
Includes a two
speed gear box.
Etc etc,
Full specs on request
COMMENTS &
DIMENSIONS {in centimeters}
After
the work of W.Pearson a fully working 3 dimensional
model showing the moons of Jupiter rotating
in their correct periods around the planet
{ in fact a small orrery using 11 gears and
pinions}
Earth turns on its axis once a day at the
turn of the handle
Moons nodes rise and fall and regress in 18.6
years full gearing out to Saturn with over
60 gears pinions and wheels Space required
is 60 cm {for the arms to move through} weight
is 20kg can also be mounted in the style of
the W.Jones inside a brass drum on legs
Galileo was the first to suggest using the
Jovian moons to determine longitude.
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