orreryn.

Brit.

/ˈɒrəri/, U.S.

/ˈɔrəri/

Inflections: Plural orreries, (rare) orrerys.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Orrery.

Etymology: < the name of Charles Boyle, fourth Earl of Orrery (1676–1731), for whom a copy of the machine invented by George Graham (1673–1751), English mechanic, was made c1700 by John Rowley (c1668–1728), London instrument-maker (see quot. 1713), and named in the earl's honour.

A mechanical model, usually clockwork, devised to represent the motions of the earth and moon (and sometimes also the planets) around the sun.

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the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > representational device > [noun] > mechanical > orrery

heaven1600

orrery1713

planetarium1734

transitarium1761

tellurion1763

eidouraniona1800

1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 11 Mr. John Rowley..calls his Machine the Orrery, in Gratitude to the Nobleman of that Title.

1720 W. Stukeley in W. C. Lukis Family Mem. W. Stukeley (1882) I. 50 A machine..in the nature of what we since call Orrerys.

1745 E. Young Consolation 41 [It] dwarfs the Whole, And makes an Universe an Orrery.

1833 J. F. W. Herschel Astronomy viii. 287 Those very childish toys called orreries.

1854 J. R. Lowell Jrnl. Italy in Wks. (1890) I. 191 When that is once done, events will move with the quiet of an orrery.

1922 Pennsylvania Gaz. 26 May 690/1 The orrery,..because of its novelty and clever mechanism, created intense public interest at the time.

1974 R. Pearsall Collecting & Restoring Sci. Instruments v. 103 The original orrery was a furnishing piece rather than a scientific instrument, with intricate brasswork and a wealth of lacquered designs.

2000 B. Stephenson et al. Universe Unveiled 134 In Britain, particularly in the middle to late 1700s, orreries contributed to the popularity of astronomy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orrery
释义	orreryn. Brit. /ˈɒrəri/, U.S. /ˈɔrəri/ Inflections: Plural orreries, (rare) orrerys. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Orrery. Etymology: < the name of Charles Boyle, fourth Earl of Orrery (1676–1731), for whom a copy of the machine invented by George Graham (1673–1751), English mechanic, was made c1700 by John Rowley (c1668–1728), London instrument-maker (see quot. 1713), and named in the earl's honour. A mechanical model, usually clockwork, devised to represent the motions of the earth and moon (and sometimes also the planets) around the sun. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > representational device > [noun] > mechanical > orrery heaven1600 orrery1713 planetarium1734 transitarium1761 tellurion1763 eidouraniona1800 1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 11 Mr. John Rowley..calls his Machine the Orrery, in Gratitude to the Nobleman of that Title. 1720 W. Stukeley in W. C. Lukis Family Mem. W. Stukeley (1882) I. 50 A machine..in the nature of what we since call Orrerys. 1745 E. Young Consolation 41 [It] dwarfs the Whole, And makes an Universe an Orrery. 1833 J. F. W. Herschel Astronomy viii. 287 Those very childish toys called orreries. 1854 J. R. Lowell Jrnl. Italy in Wks. (1890) I. 191 When that is once done, events will move with the quiet of an orrery. 1922 Pennsylvania Gaz. 26 May 690/1 The orrery,..because of its novelty and clever mechanism, created intense public interest at the time. 1974 R. Pearsall Collecting & Restoring Sci. Instruments v. 103 The original orrery was a furnishing piece rather than a scientific instrument, with intricate brasswork and a wealth of lacquered designs. 2000 B. Stephenson et al. Universe Unveiled 134 In Britain, particularly in the middle to late 1700s, orreries contributed to the popularity of astronomy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1713
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