Overall view of grand orrery by Joseph Pope in the Putnam Gallery in 2007. The glazed, beehive dome, which represents the cosmic sphere, sits on a plexiglass collar. This supports the dome over the silver calendar ring, which was not strong enough to hold the dome on its rim. Bronze figures and windows painted with signs of the zodiac are below this. The entire orrery sits on a wooden table.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

founded 1780

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, established by the Massachusetts legislature on May 4, 1780, is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States.

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United States
Cambridge

reference

"History," American Academy of Arts & Sciences, https://www.amacad.org/contentu.aspx?i=7 (accessed 08/18/2014)

Book(s) related to this person:

Memorial of Asa Gray

An Experimental Study of the Absolute Temperature Scale

The Life of the Mind: Unity and Diversity

Contributions to the Analysis and Synthesis of Knowledge

Memorial of Asa Gray