Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus mb-code 2329006 Sir Alec Issigonis

Sir Alec Issigonis

Botanical study of the cotton tree

Probably an allusion to the Vagrancy Act

The first of five drawings detailing the design of the ceiling

The rain falls as Mr and Mrs Jessamy shelter under a huge umbrella whilst watering their carefully tended garden

Orrery demonstrating the transit of Venus mb-code 2329006 Sir Alec IssigonisOrrery demonstrating the transit of Venus. An orrery is a mechanical device demonstrating the relative positions and motions of planets and moons in the solar system. This example was made for the Royal Society to show the transit of Venus across the sun as seen from the Earth. When the handle is turned, Venus rotates around the Sun. 1761