Village solar system model shows planets and stars
How a Kent village created a scale model of the solar system to help people understand space.
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"The project was designed to allow visitors to 'visualise the sheer vastness of our solar system'."
— Simon Featherstone , Academic
"They were wonderful. They were so helpful."
— Rod Shelton , Academic
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How a Kent village created a scale model of the solar system to help people understand space.
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