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The system of the world;, or, the orrery improv'd: being the first that ever was compleated of its kind in England: ... Likewise ... the new theatre of the muses; or, the wonderful musical clock. ... shown by the maker William Hudson, from London. ... N.B. Any gentry may be furnish'd with the lectures upon the orrery, and a model of the machine from a copper plate curiously engrav'd, and sold be [sic] me William Hudson

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1750?]
Call number: 195193
Creator: Hudson, William (active 1750)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 1/2 sheet
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