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Armillary sphere

An armillary sphere (variations are known as spherical astrolabe, armilla, or armil) is a model of objects in the sky (on the celestial sphere), consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centered on Earth or the Sun, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features, such as the ecliptic. As such, it…

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Armillary sphere

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see also · 25
Armillary sphere → Ancient Greek, Antikythera, Atlas, Book, Celestial, Chinese, Czech RepublicSantucci's Armillary Sphere, Illustration, Korean, Manhattan, Mechanical, Medieval, New York, Orrery, Prague Orloj, Ptolemaic, Rockefeller Center, Sacrobosco, Sculpture, Solar System
related to Korea · 22
Armillary sphere → Ch'oe Yu-ji, Chang Yŏngsil, Chinese, Great, Honcheonui, Honsang, Honŭi, In, It, Jade Clepsydra, Joseon, King Sejong, Korea, Korean, Ongnu, Sejong, Song I-yŏng's Armillary Clock, Song Iyeong, Such, The
related to Hellenistic world and ancient Rome · 19
Armillary sphere → BC, Before, Earth, Eratosthenes, European, Greek, Hipparchus, In, It, Latin, Names, Shadows, Slightly, Sun, The, The English, The Greek, Usually, When
related to Medieval Middle East and Europe · 15
Armillary sphere → Abbas Ibn Firnas, About, AD, Arab, Christian, Fazari, Greek, Ibrahim, John Philoponus, Middle Ages, Middle East, Nayrizi, Persian, Pope Sylvester II, The
related to Paralympic Games · 14
Armillary sphere → An, Armillary, Hannah Cockroft, Heritage Flame, Jon Bausor, London, March, Paralympic, Paralympic Movement, Stoke Mandeville Stadium, The, The Armillary Sphere, UK, United Kingdom
related to China · 13
Armillary sphere → According, BC, British, China, Chinese, Christopher Cullen, Gan De, Joseph Needham, Needham's, Shi Shen, The Chinese, This, Throughout Chinese
related to Heraldry and vexillology · 11
Armillary sphere → As, In, King Manuel, Kingdom, Manuel, Overseas Empire, Portugal, Portuguese, Portuguese Empire, Prince, The
related to Indian Subcontinent · 10
Armillary sphere → CE, Greek, India, Indian, On, Parameśvara, Probably, The, The Goladīpikā, The Indian
related to Renaissance · 8
Armillary sphere → Armillary, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica, Danish, Further, Renaissance, Their, They, Tycho Brahe
related to External links · 7
Armillary sphere → Das Kleine Tischplanetarium, Germany, Starry Messenger Archived, Teaching Astronomy, Verlag, Wayback MachineArmillary Spheres, Whipple MuseumAstroMedia

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sphere armillary celestial ecliptic sun globe also chinese used century portugal rings earth meridian astronomer use astronomers fixed horizon ad

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Ibrahim al-Fazariinstance ofcarrying two small tubes positioned opposite each other and supported by a vertical plumb-line.Medieval Middle East and EuropePersian and Arab astronomers0.80text
Abbas Ibn Firnas continued to buildinstance ofcarrying two small tubes positioned opposite each other and supported by a vertical plumb-line.Medieval Middle East and EuropePersian and Arab astronomers0.80text
improve on armillary spheresinstance ofcarrying two small tubes positioned opposite each other and supported by a vertical plumb-line.Medieval Middle East and EuropePersian and Arab astronomers0.80text
Ibrahim al-Fazariinstance ofMedieval Middle East and EuropePersian and Arab astronomers0.80text
Abbas Ibn Firnas continued to buildinstance ofMedieval Middle East and EuropePersian and Arab astronomers0.80text
improve on armillary spheresinstance ofMedieval Middle East and EuropePersian and Arab astronomers0.80text
Armillary sphererelated to ChinaThroughout Chinese0.60section
Armillary sphererelated to ChinaChinese0.60section
Armillary sphererelated to ChinaThe Chinese0.60section
Armillary sphererelated to ChinaAccording0.60section
Armillary sphererelated to ChinaJoseph Needham0.60section
Armillary sphererelated to ChinaChina0.60section

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