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[Synchronized planetarium] /

Consists of a manually-operated planetarium that portrays the relative positions and movements of the sun, moon, Earth, and Venus throughout the year. Demonstrates the Earth's rotation, the Earth's elliptical orbit, how the tilt of the Earth creates the seasons, the causes of the changes o...

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Corporate Author:	Trippensee Planetarium Co
Format:	Map
Language:	English
Published:	Saginaw, Michigan : Trippensee Planetarium Co., [1993]
Subjects:	Earth (Planet) > Orbit. Earth (Planet) > Rotation. Moon > Orbit. Eclipses. Solar system. Planetariums. Astronomical models.

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