Eise Eisinga

Eise Eisinga (February 21 1744 – August 27 1828) was a Dutch woolcomber and amateur astronomer.

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February 21 - 1744 - August 27 - 1828 - Astronomer

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Between 1774 and 1781 he built an orrery in his house in Franeker, Netherlands, to demonstrate to the townspeople that a local clergyman's prediction of a planetary collision was untrue. The house is still standing today, and is known as the Eise Eisinga Planetarium.

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1774 - 1781 - Orrery - Franeker - Netherlands

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He also wrote a few books.

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