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There is a very fine orrery - generally considered to be one of the best in the world - in Glasgow's wonderful Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. It was constructed by John Fulton, born 1800, the son of an Ayrshire cobbler, and destined to be a cobbler himself. He was self-educated, teaching himself maths and astronomy in his spare time. He began making orreries as a teenager and this is his third and most complex, completed 1833.
http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSE00101&add=99&t=
http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/starobject.html?oid=386785
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