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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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orrery
[ awr-uh-ree, or- ]
noun, plural or·rer·ies.
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an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
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any of certain similar machines, as a planetarium.
ORIGIN
First recorded in 1705–15; named after Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery (1676–1731), for whom it was first made
USAGE
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Among the children were the famous orrery, and the yet more famous Robert Boyle.
IRELAND UNDER THE TUDORS, VOL. II (OF 3) | RICHARD BAGWELL
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This came to the ears of the Earl of orrery, who requested the butlers master to send him to his house, which the latter did.
IRISH WITCHCRAFT AND DEMONOLOGY | ST. JOHN D. (ST. JOHN DRELINCOURT) SEYMOUR
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You therefore present this orrery to any person, and desire him to choose one of the questions there written.
ENDLESS AMUSEMENT | UNKNOWN
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These are all placed on a wide plain in a fashion symbolizing the Solar System: like an orrery.
A SON OF PERDITION | FERGUS HUME
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His countenance, says orrery, could be terribly expressive of the sterner passions.
SWIFT | LESLIE STEPHEN
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Engineer
noun. [en-juh-neer]
Someone who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable intelligence.
See also wizard, magician
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