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Orrery: Solar System Simulator

Orrery: Solar System Simulator

A Java Applet that simulates gravitating masses.
Solar system models and demos of Lagrange points, solar system stability, etc. Many other astronomy applets availabe on same site.
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Material Type:
Animation
Date Added to MERLOT:
May 3, 2000
Date Modified in MERLOT:
May 13, 2018
Author:
Calgary UNIX Users Group  
Submitter:
John Walkup
Primary Audience:
College General Ed
Technical Format:
Website, Java Applet
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:
Java 1.1. May crash Netscape or X-Windows on Linux. Netscape on Imac refused to load applet.
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
no
Source Code Available:
no
Accessibility Information Available:
no
Creative Commons:
no

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