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 | | Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery (April 25, 1621 - October 26, 1679), British soldier, statesman and dramatist, 3rd surviving son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, was created baron of Broghill on February 28, 1627. |
 | | He educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and, according to Wood, the orrery, an astronomical instrument--consisting of an apparatus which illustrates the motions of the solar system by means of the revolution of balls moved by wheel-work--invented, or at least constructed, by Graham, was named after the earl, also at Oxford. |
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