"Three Dimensional Celestial Instrument" or "Orrery" (c. 1850) on display at the @brooklynmuseum. After centuries of thinking the Sun revolved around the Earth, Western science finally agreed that this wasn't the case. Historians think the first model similar to this was made for the Earl of Orrery in 1704, which is where it gets its name. #brooklynmuseum #brooklyn #science #nyc #museums #celestial #orrery #earloforrery #sciencehistory #history #scholars #ifls #iflscience #solarsystem #sun #earth #space #galaxy #universe #scientificinstruments #celestialinstrument