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Jose María Gómez
Orrery maker and globe maker.
Handcrafted exclusive museum quality planetariums and artisanal handcrafted globes.
Repair and restoration service.
Model of the photo: 8 planet orrery with calendar and moon phase indicator "Seven pointed Star"
Handmade in Cantabria, Spain.
Handcrafted globes in the traditional way: hollow papier mache core covered in natural plaster creating a seamless sphere. Then painstakingly covered with paper gores with our own celestial figures design, hand coloured in high quality professional watercolour and protected with several varnish coats.
All with their corresponding intermediate drying times for the papier mache, the plaster, the gluing of the paper gores, the watercolour layers and the protective varnish layers.
Mounted in our designed and hand turned wooden base with our own brass cast parts.
More ornated bases coming soon.
First edition will be in four different colours and in six different sizes (from 8 to 36 cm) with different brass and wood bases.
Model of the photos: Turquoise and gold 21 cm globe
Made to order
French telluriums
Features:
Inspired on the original XIX century French geared models made by Fortin and Delamarche (XVIII and XIX centuries)
It is not a reproduction nor is it intended to be an exact replica of the original models.
You can see information about an original model of this type in this link of the Galileo Museum in Florence.
https://catalogue.museogalileo.it/gallery/Tellurium.html
and two similar original models sold in this link:
They are completely handmade. There will never be two models exactly the same.
The mechanism is made of solid brass with an improved design in terms of strength and precision with respect to the original models.
Completely decorated by hand in gold on black in our own style inspired by the original models, including some geometric imperfections just like said models, so you will have a unique model.
Hancrafted earth globe in the french traditional way; plaster sphere over a hollow papier mache core with hand painted in watercolour paper gores applied on it with our own cartography. Colours are inspired by Delamarche's globes.
Measures:
Base diameter: 11,5 cm
Height: 20,5 cm
Globe diameter: 29 mm
Made to order
Includes luxury wooden box (handcrafted by us).
This model requires a lot of time for painting and drying times for the base and the miniature globe.
Made to order. No stock
For more info and orders: info@mcplanetariums.com
Large Ferguson paradox orrery
solid beech wood stained in mahogany tone
natural oak
solid sapelli wood (african mahogany) stained in deep mahogany tone
Black painted solid wood
Large Ferguson paradox orrery
Features:
Our version of the iconic James Ferguson Paradox orrery
It can be used to aid to explain several facts about the Sun - Earth - Moon system:
Seasons of the year:
The seasons result from the Earth's axis of rotation being tilted with respect to its orbital plane by an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees. This causes that one part of the planet is more directly exposed to the rays of the Sun than the other.
If you rotate the mechanism holding the knob next to the pointer you can see that the Earth maintains its orientation as it orbits around the Sun.
If you set the mechanism approx. on 21 of June, the tilt directs to the Sun, so it is summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere. If you continue rotating counterclockwise direction you will see how the miniature Earthglobe maintains its orientation according to the seasons and month printed in the dial.
Eclipse seasons:
An eclipse season is one of only two periods during a year when eclipses can occur, due to the orbital inclination of the Moon. In this planetarium the Moon orbit is represented with a ring that have engraved both the ascending (north) node and the descending (south) node.
When the nodes are aligned in the same line of the Earth and the Sun, eclipses can occur if in this period the Moon is in new moon (solar eclipse) or in full moon (lunar eclipse).
You can see how this possibility occurs by turning the pointer.
This ring rotates in the correct ratio of 18,6 years turn. The direction of the movement is retrograde respect of the Moon- Earth movement around the Sun.
The advance of the Lunar Apogee:
The lower base with the bronze pointer demonstrates the eccentricity of the Moon orbit.
The pointer displays the point of the apogee and it is easy to see its movement in the zodiac ring (ecliptic plane) that surrounds the Earth.
When the pointer is aligned between the Earth and the Sun and a node determines the possibility of an annular eclipse but if it is in the other side, the eclipses will be total.
When the pointer is between the Earth and the Sun it is possible to occur a supermoon in a full moon.
This pointer moves in practically the correct ratio. It rotates in advance one turn in approx. 8,85 years.
The different duration of the days troughout the year:
The earth terminator divides the daylit side and the dark night side of the earth.
Due to the tilt of the earth axis, this varies throughout the year.
Materials:
The mechanism is made of solid brass. Sun is in solid brass.
The brass is polished without any coat. Over time it acquires a museum like look.
The Earth globe is 12 mm in diameter. It is made of wood and covered with handpainted paper gores in the traditional style with our own cartography without text due to its miniature size. It is protected with some coats of varnish.
The dial is a high quality print with our original design that depicts the months, the seasons of the year and the zodiac. It is protected with several coats of varnish too.
Measures:
Base diameter: 14 cm
Globe diameter: 12 mm
Made to order. No stock
For order and more info: info@mcplanetariums.com
Miniature Ferguson paradox orrery
Colour chart
Natural oak
Ref. RN1
Oak stained in Cherry tone
Ref. RCE2
Oak stained in Embero tone
Ref. REA1
Oak stained in Cherry tone
Ref. RCE3
Oak stained in Cherry tone
Ref. RCE1
Oak stained in Cherry tone
Ref. RCE4
Oak stained in Mahogany tone
Ref. RC1
Natural Sapelli
Ref. SN1
Sapelli stained in Mahogany tone
Ref. SC1
Oak stained in Mahogany tone
Ref. RC2
Miniature Ferguson paradox orrery
Features:
Possibly the smallest working orrery of this type.
Our miniature version of the iconic James Ferguson Paradox orrery
It can be used to aid to explain several facts about the Sun - Earth - Moon system:
Seasons of the year:
The seasons result from the Earth's axis of rotation being tilted with respect to its orbital plane by an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees. This causes that one part of the planet is more directly exposed to the rays of the Sun than the other.
If you rotate the mechanism holding the knob next to the pointer you can see that the Earth maintains its orientation as it orbits around the Sun.
If you set the mechanism approx. on 21 of June, the tilt directs to the Sun, so it is summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere. If you continue rotating counterclockwise direction you will see how the miniature Earthglobe maintains its orientation according to the seasons and month printed in the dial.
Eclipse seasons:
An eclipse season is one of only two periods during a year when eclipses can occur, due to the orbital inclination of the Moon. In this planetarium the Moon orbit is represented with a ring that have engraved both the ascending (north) node and the descending (south) node.
When the nodes are aligned in the same line of the Earth and the Sun, eclipses can occur if in this period the Moon is in new moon (solar eclipse) or in full moon (lunar eclipse).
You can see how this possibility occurs by turning the pointer.
This ring rotates in the correct ratio of 18,6 years turn. The direction of the movement is retrograde respect of the Moon- Earth movement around the Sun.
The advance of the Lunar Apogee:
The lower base with the bronze pointer demonstrates the eccentricity of the Moon orbit.
The pointer displays the point of the apogee and it is easy to see its movement in the zodiac ring (ecliptic plane) that surrounds the Earth.
When the pointer is aligned between the Earth and the Sun and a node determines the possibility of an annular eclipse but if it is in the other side, the eclipses will be total.
When the pointer is between the Earth and the Sun it is possible to occur a supermoon in a full moon.
This pointer moves in practically the correct ratio. It rotates in advance one turn in approx. 8,85 years.
Materials:
The mechanism is made of solid brass. Sun is in solid brass.
The brass is polished without any coat. Over time it acquires a museum like look.
The Earth globe is 8 mm in diameter. It is 3D printed in ABS and handpainted. It is protected with some coats of varnish.
The dial is a high quality print with our original design that depicts the months, the seasons of the year and the zodiac. It is protected with several coats of varnish too.
Measures:
Base diameter: 8,5 cm
Globe diameter: 8 mm
Made to order. No stock
For orders: info@mcplanetariums.com
Emile Bertaux planetarium
Emile Bertaux planetarium
Features:
Museum quality downscaled replica of the outstanding planetarium after Emile Bertaux (XIX century) that is located in the "Museo Marítimo del Cantábrico" in Santander (Cantabria, Spain).
You can see a similar model here:
https://www.chayette-cheval.com/lot/22846/5108541-planetaire-copernicien-et-globsearch=&
It depicts the motion of known planets of its date (up to Neptune), and the asteroid Ceres, all enclosed in a glass sphere.
The Moon rotates around the earth while mimics her real motion up and down due to the inclination of the Moon orbit.
The Earth rotates at a reduced speed ratio as in the original model.
All the mechanism is made in solid brass. Earth globe is made of wood with handpainted in watercolour paper gores applied on it.
Sun is made of solid brass. Planets and the moon are in natural howlite gemstone.
Customization available.
Mechanism can be made with retrogradation of the moon orbit nodes as in another original model that is located in the "Musee de la Marine" in Paris.
Glass sphere diameter: 25 cm.
This model is made to order (model of the photos was custom made for a client)
For talking about your customization requirements (size, custom text engraved plates, type of mechanism...) and orders: info@mcplanetariums.com
Luxury 8 planet orrery with calendar and moon phase indicator.
"Seven pointed Star"
Luxury 8 planet orrery with calendar and moon phase indicator
"Seven pointed Star"
Features:
The model of the photos was custom made for a client. Each model will have different features.
Depicts the motion of the 8 planets of our solar system synchronized with a mechanical calendar and moon phase indicator (designed for the southern hemisphere for a client from Australia).
More than 250 parts. Countless hours of painstakingly work and design.
Solid brass artistically designed mechanism with crossed wheels and artistic brass pillars.
Hand engraved brass mechanism plates and handcrank with baroque acanthus (see videos below).
Embellished with genuine Swarovski® zirconias set.
Planet arms are engraved with each planetary symbol.
Hand turned wooden base.
Wooden pillars ornated with gilded acanthus leaves.
Planets and moons in semiprecious natural stones
Mercury: 6mm Picasso jasper
Venus: 8mm picture jasper
Miniature 8mm hand painted Earth globe
Mars: 8mm crazy lace agate
Jupiter: 12mm tiger eye
Saturn: 12mm blue lace chalcedony agate
Uranus: 10mm blue pectolite
Neptune: 10mm kyanite
moons: white howlite and Baltic amber
Sun: solid brass
Wooden pillars ornated with gilt acanthus leaves.
Painstakingly handpainted and gilt framed relief zodiac wooden plates or full gilt plates to choose.
Measures:
Base diameter 24 cm. Perfect size for anywhere (available in other sizes)
Distance from Neptune to Uranus when opposite: 45 cm
Made to order. Customization available.
The model of the photos was custom made for a client. Next model will have different features.
For more info and orders: info@mcplanetariums.com
Restorations / repairs
XIX century Newton and Son orrery restored and repaired for a client.
Before
After
Repair and reconstruction of lost parts for Ernst Schotte and Jan Felkl type telluriums.
For more info and orders: info@mcplanetariums.com
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