They are called an ORRERY, and I have seen one in the A&E catalog. There may also be one in one of the other Public TV or NPR catalogs; look online under www.giftcatalog.com
Tracy Latimer --can't resist being a LIBRARIAN, even on holiday-- On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, Rob and Colleen wrote: > Hello all and Happy New Year- > I'm trying to find one of those mechanical models like we had in > gradeschool that shows planetary motion. Remember, little tabletop model > withthe sun in the middle and a series of gears moving the planets > around it, some even had the moon on a separate gear around earth. Do > these things have a name? I swear I have tried everything I can think of > on a web search and its coming up zilch. MODEL, KEPLER, PLANET(s)(ary), > MECHANICAL, MOTION, SOLAR SYSTEM, ORBIT----all failed in various > combinations. Any ideas? > > -- > Rob Wesel > -------------- > We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. > Willy Wonka, 1971 > > > > Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - >http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 > _______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 _______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
