Proportional Distances of the Solar System, measured in Beads
Featured by The Planetary Society, MAKE:, NPR's Science Friday, and NASA!
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A beaded necklace demonstrating each planet's distance from the Sun...
Distances between planet orbits are proportionally accurate,
with each tiny black glass bead representing
approximately ~20 million miles / ~32 million kilometers of Space.
A wearable version of an astrometric chart,
with stone, glass, and shell beads representing the sun and planets,
this solar system necklace is a decorative cosmogram,
inspiring thoughts of the vastness of Space.
Planets and sun are enlarged for dramatic emphasis*.
*Not for use in actual Space Navigation
This necklace includes the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth & our Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the popular controversial dwarf planet Pluto, representing the Kuiper belt. Planets with many moons are accented with opalescent glass beads.
Length: 19 inches / 40 centimeters
Magnetic Clasp
Designer: Laura Cesari for Chain of Being - Spring 2010
Based on a pattern from Nature.
Check out our Astronomy section for the matching MiniVerse Bracelet and more!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/chainofbeing?section_id=7347029
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Read more about the Solar System Necklace Series!
The Planetary Society:
http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00002565/
MAKE: magazine - "Best of MAKE: 2010"
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/12/best-of-make-online-2010-crafts.html
NPR's Science Friday:
http://www.sciencefriday.com/blogs/02/14/2012/02142012-j-where-j-jewels.html
Craftzine:
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/04/artist_explores_universe_throu.html
More info & updates:
chainofbeing.us
solarsystemnecklace.com
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