The Copernicus Planetarium - AstroMedia
We are pleased to present the Copernicus Planetarium, the world's first mechanical planetary model, as an AstroMedia cardboard kit.
It shows the movements of the inner planets Mercury and Venus as well as the moon and the earth, whereby the latter rotates around its oblique and always equally aligned axis. One turn of the crank on the gear made of rubber belts and grooved wheels corresponds to the course of a week. In the process, it produces six different simultaneous movements, which are in approximate proportion to the actual rotation times. Many celestial processes can be explained in this way from the Copernican (heliocentric) point of view, e.g. the wandering of the sun through the zodiac or the conjunctions of Mercury and Venus with each other and with the sun.
The sun with bright LED illumination shows in the dark room not only the change of seasons, but also the emergence of the moon phases, the eclipses and the crescent phases of Venus.
You can find an illustrated building report here.
230.KOR - spare drive belt set
433.KLK - spare sun
| Aspiration scale: | Challenging |
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| Time Line: | 3,0 Hours |
pre-cut and printed construction cardboard
for assembly, 19 x DIN A4
with detailed assembly instructions
incl. extensive accessories such as magnets, drive belts, planetary spheres, LED illuminated sphere and more
Dimensions of the assembled item:
Height: approx. 28 cm
Diameter of the ecliptic disc: 29 cm
Das Kopernikus-Planetarium - Deutsch€47.50
€45.13
€42.75
€40.38