Uranorama De Mr. Ch. Rouy

Description:

In 1816, a Frenchman named Charles Rouy published an account of his new astronomical mechanism suitable for school for children of both sexes, fathers of families, etc. In this lithograph by André Delabarussias (fl. 1830-1842), a man (presumably M. Rouy) stands by a "Uranorama" with the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, 4 asteroids (Vesta, Ceres, Pallas & Juno), Jupiter (with 4 moons), Saturn (with 7 moons), Uranus (with 6 moons) and a comet.

Charles Rouy, Description et Usage du Mécanisme Uranographique (Paris, 1816).

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.329184Catalog Number: 329184Accession Number: 280072

Object Name: lithograph

Measurements: overall: 12 1/4 in x 17 3/4 in; 31.115 cm x 45.085 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-467e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1184217

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