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Description: | Armillary sphere. Brass, single stem stand with clawfeet (possibly 19thc). Four arms supporting the horizon circle. Removable sphere. No planetary rings.
The primary sphere consists of eight brass rings. In the centre there is a terrestrial globe of reddish brass with the polar circles, the tropics, the equator, and meridians indicated, but there are no outlines of lands or seas. For further information about the cartography and construction of this armillary sphere please refer to the related publication, Globes at Greenwich.
negative number 7593, D7891.
caption: Armillary sphere | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Globes at Greenwich Armillary sphere armillary spheres | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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