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Heaven & Earth

Memorial to Jeremiah Horrocks (Liverpool 1618 - Liverpool 1641), English astronomer
(Wikipedia)
Andy Plant
2011

Liverpool /  Heaven & Earth   Liverpool /  Heaven & Earth

Description

Sculpture of a stylised telescope aimed at a (working) hand powered mechanical orrery, where the position of Venus had been replaced by a copper angel version of Jeremiah and as his wings flap he orbits the other planets. Inside the large telescope there is (was?) a video animation of the life of Jeremiah by Tim Hunkin. Horrocks was the first astronomer to calculate the transit of planet Venus in front of the Sun.

Liverpool - Heaven & Earth

Inscription(s)

The base is circumscribed with:

jeremiah horricks 1619-1641 "thy return posterity shall witness, years must roll away, but then at length the splendid sight again shall greet our distant children's eyes"

Sculptor

Tags

  • Country: Great Britain
  • Angel
  • Astronomer
  • Horrocks, Jeremiah
  • Plant, Andy
  • Solar System
  • Telescope
  • Venus (planet)
  • Locatie (N 53°24'14" - W 2°59'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

    Item Code: gbnw052; Photograph: 18 June 2023
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