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Orrery by Eugene Sargent

By Alexander Rose @zander

May 14, 02008

It is wonderful to see other modern craftsmen and artists working on machines like this again. Eugene Sargent recently completed this beautiful Orrery commission for a client. There is a very nice write up on the client’s web site as well as this fun video of it being produced.

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