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Code 7714
EUR 1800.00
In stock
1701100380Code 7714 TellurioTellurio, or mechanical/electrical model representative of the solar system, made of metal with green and gray hammered painting, terrestrial globe in lithographed tin, Moon in plastic material and metal base ballasted with lead and sand weights.
Measures cm 84x24x38 - inches 33x9.5x15.
The instrument was created in the 1950s by the Italian Phiwe of Turin and marketed by the La Lucerna company via Nino Guerrini 7 Cuneo, complete with the original booklet in Italian with instructions for use.
The Tellurio is powered by electricity with a 220 Volt bulb that simulates sunlight, while the clockwork mechanism with belt and pulleys works with two electric motors powered by two 4.5 volt batteries.
The instrument shows and simulates the rotation and revolution movements of the Earth, the position of the Earth with respect to the Sun in the various seasons, the movements of the Moon around the Earth, the lunar phases and the eclipses of the Moon and the Sun.
The Tellurium is an ancient astronomical instrument made up of clockwork mechanisms, which allow us to observe from the outside the motion that the Moon and the Earth perform within the Solar system.
With the establishment of the heliocentric system theorized by Copernicus, it was possible, despite the difficulties, to build simplified mechanical models of the entire known Universe, with the Earth moving on itself, while the Moon revolved around the Earth and with it around the Sun.
In relation to the doctrine that the Universe moves like a gigantic clockwork device, the mechanical planetarium is able to represent this theory.
The complex gear system of a mechanical planetarium ensures that the planets revolve around the Sun according to their exact relative motion.
Planetariums of these types were used for educational purposes by private tutors employed by noble families throughout Europe, who entrusted them with the education of their heirs.
The manufacturing company is PHYWE, acronym for the ancient Physicalische Werkstätten, Göttingen, which has been developing and producing scientific equipment for research and school education for over 100 years.
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Code 7714 Tellurio
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