Armillary Sphere

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4709.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4709. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History And Archaeoastronomy, History Of Astronomy

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A device of ancient origin that was used to measure or describe celestial positions. In essence, it is a model of the celestial sphere consisting of a set of rings, each of which represents a great circle such as the celestial equator or ecliptic, that revolves within a framework of fixed circles that represent, for example, the observer's horizon and meridian. When used for observation, it inclu...

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