Orrery
31Roger Boyle, 1. Earl of Orrery — (* 25. April 1621 in Lismore, Irland; † 16. Oktober 1679 in Castlemartyr, Irland) war ein englischer Staatsmann und Schriftsteller. Leben Boyle war der Sohn von Richard Boyle, 1. Earl of Cork (Great Earl of Cork) (1566 1643), und Catherine Fenton …
32Cork and Orrery, Mary Monckton, countess of — ▪ English society hostess born May 21, 1746, London died May 30, 1840, London society hostess whose “conversation parties” were attended by leading figures from the worlds of politics and letters. She is supposed to have been the original… …
33Orreries — Orrery Or re*ry, n.; pl. {Orreries}. [So named in honor of the Earl of Orrery.] An apparatus which illustrates, by the revolution of balls moved by wheelwork, the relative size, periodic motions, positions, orbits, etc., of bodies in the solar… …
34Earl of Cork — The Earl of the County of Cork, usually shortened to Earl of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1620 for the Anglo Irish politician Richard Boyle, 1st Baron Boyle. He had already been created Lord Boyle, Baron of… …
35Richard Kenney — Infobox Writer name = Richard Kenney imagesize = birthname = Richard L. Kenney birthdate = birth date and age|1948|8|10|mf=y birthplace = Glen Falls, New York, United States occupation = Poet nationality = American period = 1983 presentRichard L …
36An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump — Infobox Painting title=An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump artist=Joseph Wright of Derby year=1768 type=Oil on canvas height=183 width=244 height inch=72 width inch =94½ museum = National Gallery city = London, England An Experiment on a Bird …
37Eise Eisinga — Eise Jeltes Eisinga (Dronrijp, 21 February 1744 Franeker, 27 August 1828) was a Dutch amateur astronomer who built an orrery in his house in Franeker, Netherlands. The orrery still exists and is the oldest functioning planetarium in the… …
38Roger Boyle — (25 avril 1621 – 16 octobre 1679), 1er comte d Orrery, fut un soldat britannique, un homme d État et un dramaturge. Il était le troisième fils survivant de Richard Boyle, 1er comte de Cork, et de sa seconde femme, Catherine Fenton. Il fut créé… …
39Planetarium — A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. A dominant feature of most planetariums is the large dome shaped projection… …
40Roger Boyle — Roger Boyle, 1. Earl of Orrery, Baron of Broghill, Baron Castlemartyr (* 25. April 1621 in Lismore, Irland; † 16. Oktober 1679 in Castlemartyr, Irland) war ein englischer Staatsmann und Schriftsteller. Leben Boyle war der Sohn von Richard Boyle,… …
