Gambling with the Universe

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Jul 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002stard..30d..16d&link_type=abstract

StarDate magazine, vol. 30, no. 4, p. 16-19

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History And Philosophy Of Astronomy, Solar System: General

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The history and construction of working models of the solar system, called orreries, are described in this article. Fascinated by orreries, the founding fathers of America were men of science who often made references to the orbits of the planets when describing their view of the new world. American, David Rittenhouse, who helped draft the first constitution for the state of Pennsylvania, was a builder of orreries.

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