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  • Another, when he mentions that Pope had emitted proposals; when published or issued would have been more readily understood; and a third, when he calls Orrery and Dr. Delany [140], writers both undoubtedly veracious [141], when true, honest, or faithful, might have been used.

    Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

  • Then I went to the Orrery, which is extremely pretty and gives me mysterious powers - so mysterious I'm not sure what the hell they do, or what they're good for, but they are tied to the powers of the moon.

    A Plug For A Magazine 2006

  • Me: Oh, you mean _Planetarium_, with that huge-headed villain with all the bumps on his head called the Orrery, who plans to control the world by psychically rearranging the stars.

    the Orrery sees all badger 2006

  • Unfortunately, the plot of "Orrery" was "OMG, ITEMS HAVE BEEN STOLED!

    A Plug For A Magazine 2006

  • (The first couplet is by Roger Boyle, the Earl of Orrery, 1621-79, and the second by the ever-great Anonymous.)

    Author, author: Nick Laird Nick Laird 2010

  • I think I first encountered this aspect in Final Crisis, with that ridiculous image of the "Orrery of Worlds":

    Archive 2010-06-06 2010

  • Orrery 1997, which is a tiny mechanical Victorian representation of the known universe, displayed in a glass bell jar, shows the rotation of the planets in the solar system and symbolically connects the minute to the intangibly large.

    Spread ArtCulture: A Short Jaunt Through the Whitney's Meat & Bone Collection Spread ArtCulture 2010

  • Orrery 1997, which is a tiny mechanical Victorian representation of the known universe, displayed in a glass bell jar, shows the rotation of the planets in the solar system and symbolically connects the minute to the intangibly large.

    Spread ArtCulture: A Short Jaunt Through the Whitney's Meat & Bone Collection Spread ArtCulture 2010

  • I think I first encountered this aspect in Final Crisis, with that ridiculous image of the "Orrery of Worlds":

    BLACKEST NIGHT: Concluding Overview, Pt. 7: Concluding Overview 2010

  • This was the entire notice, exactly as it appeared in the Federal Orrery:

    Chris Rodda: It's Back -- Randy Forbes Reintroduces His Religious Heritage Week Resolution 2009

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