Brass rod

Brass rod from tellurium which represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun.

Object Details

ID: AST1068.2
Type: Brass rod
Display location: Not on display
Creator: W. & S. Jones
Date made: 1794
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 257 mm; Diameter: 8 mm
Parts: Tellurium