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Code 8112
EUR 7500.00
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1742989096Code 8112 Mechanical LunarMechanical lunar calendar showing the various phases of the Moon. The first phase is called new moon, the second phase is called waxing moon, the third phase is full moon and the fourth phase is waning moon.
The brass instrument rests on a tripod base, with the Earth in the center, under it four arms hold the wooden spheres painted in black and white, which depict the various phases of the Moon.
A crank connected to a gear allows the four arms depicting the Moon to rotate around the Earth in order to show the different aspect that the Moon shows towards the Earth during its motion.
The lunar phases repeat every 29 days.
The Moon is the closest satellite to the Earth, it moves by rotating on itself around its axis always in the same direction
Papier-mâché globe signed Maison Forest 17, Rue de Buci Paris 1920 .
Diameter cm 48.5 – inches 19.2, height cm 53 – inches 20.8.
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Code 8112 Mechanical Lunar
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