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noun, plural or·rer·ies.
1.
an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
2.
any of certain similar machines, as a planetarium.
Origin:
1705–15; named after Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery (1676–1731), for whom it was first made
1705–15; named after Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery (1676–1731), for whom it was first made
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