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December 25, 2008

Tongue-twister

srikanth @ 9:23 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1230240187 ) Play

What’s the connection between objects like (1) and (2)?

Cracked by duriel and username!

Answer:
Orreries (working mockups of heavenly bodies) are named after Charles Boyle, the 4th Earl of Orrery.

2 Responses to “Tongue-twister”

  1. duriel Says:

    1. Orrery
    2. Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery

    1 gets its name from 2


  2. username Says:

    1. objects are called Orrery (really tongue twisting :))
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orrery
    2. the fellow is Charles Boyle

    under the patronage of Boyle, clockmaker George Graham created the first mechanical solar system model that could demonstrate proportional motion of the planets around the Sun. The device was named the orrery in the Earl’s honor

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C....._of_Orrery


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