Title
A 19th century French, tellurion (tellurium), a clock, typically of French or Swiss origin
Caption
A 19th century French, tellurion (tellurium), a clock, typically of French or Swiss origin, surmounted by a mechanism that depicts how day, night, and the seasons are caused by the rotation and orientation of Earth on its axis and its orbit around the Sun. The clock normally also displays the age of the Moon and the four-year (perpetual) calendar. It is related to the orrery, which illustrates the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the solar system in a heliocentric model
Date
2022
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP24A00_352
Model release
No
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
61,6Mb (2,1Mb) / 14,9in x 16,0in / 4472 x 4814 (300dpi)
Keywords
19th century French tellurion tellurium clock Swiss mechanism seasons rotation orientation Earth axis orbit Sun Moon perpetual calendar orrery motions planets moons solar system heliocentric model time
Restrictions
Editorial use only.