David Rittenhouse’s Orrery
Season 2 Episode 7 | 22m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Chef Staib prepares Crown Roast of Pork with Madeira Sauce and Sweet Potatoes and Apples
David Rittenhouse taught himself Newton’s Laws by the age of 13. Soon after he became an expert clockmaker, and then a Professor of Astronomy. Rittenhouse created an orrery, an elaborate machine to track the movements of the sun, the moon and the stars that is as beautiful as it is spectacular. We’ll see Rittenhouse’s orrery, and learn about his life as Chef Staib prepares a Crown Roast of Pork.
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A Taste of History is a local public television program presented by WHYY
David Rittenhouse’s Orrery
Season 2 Episode 7 | 22m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
David Rittenhouse taught himself Newton’s Laws by the age of 13. Soon after he became an expert clockmaker, and then a Professor of Astronomy. Rittenhouse created an orrery, an elaborate machine to track the movements of the sun, the moon and the stars that is as beautiful as it is spectacular. We’ll see Rittenhouse’s orrery, and learn about his life as Chef Staib prepares a Crown Roast of Pork.
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