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Fabricating the Solar System: 19th-Century Orreries
Discover how an object in the collection, made in 1824 by a schoolteacher in New York City, embodies a historic scientific moment. Learn how 18th- and 19th-century celestial discoveries were communicated to the public and understood through models of the solar system, called orreries. The talk is presented by Darby Ronning, Fellow, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, class of 2026. Registration required. Free.