'The four wheel'd orrery' vinegar 'The brilliancy of Venus [top

'The brilliancy of Venus [top left of image] was a spectacle which was naturally contemplated as in harmony with the rest of the day

The model for the painting is possibly George White

Jack Brabham racing a Brabham-Repco BT19

His best-known work is the two-volume A history of the Royal Society

The Campaign was successful and brought enhanced trade opportunities on the Gold Coast to Britain

'The four wheel'd orrery' vinegar 'The brilliancy of Venus [topThe four wheel'd orrery' from A dissertation upon the phaenomena of the harvest Moon; also, The description and use of a new four wheel'd orrery, and an Essay upon the Moon's turning round on her own axis, by James Ferguson (London, 1747). James Ferguson (17101776) was a natural philosopher and inventor of scientific instruments. An orrery is a mechanical model of the Solar System, based on Copernican principles. Original: engraving. 1747