The universe on a living-room ceiling

Sources

Sources consulted on 16 September 2026. The museum sources support the object details, history or the museum’s own programme. Viewing tips and interpretation of the images are editorial interpretation.

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Eisinga Planetarium – UNESCO
Built 1774–1781, wool comber, known planets up to Saturn, living-room ceiling, oldest working orrery

Images and captions

**Eise Eisinga Planetarium, Franeker.**
Willem van Valkenburg from Delft, Netherlands · CC BY 2.0. IMG_4422.jpg
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**Eise Eisinga Planetarium, Franeker, second viewpoint.**
Willem van Valkenburg from Delft, Netherlands · CC BY 2.0. IMG_4427.jpg
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Current situation

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