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David Rittenhouse

For the greater beauty of the instrument, the balls representing the planets are to be of considerable bigness but so contrived, that they may be taken off at pleasure, and others, much smaller, and fitter for some purposes, put in their places.

David Rittenhouse

Beauty

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

David Rittenhouse is saying that the planets on the instrument should be made large enough to look impressive and beautiful. However, they should also be designed so they can be easily removed and replaced with smaller ones when needed for different uses.

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