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Copernican armillary sphere from set of two armillary spheres and a celestial globe constructed in paper on pasteboard
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Copernican armillary sphere from set of two armillary spheres and a celestial globe constructed in paper on pasteboard with metal fitments supported on a decorative mahogany baluster base. Shows planets out to Uranus, plus four asteroids, Ceres, Pallas, Juno & Vesta, first quarter 19th century.
Details
- Category:
- Astronomy
- Object Number:
- 1982-967/2
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product), wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 470 mm 285 mm, 0.72 kg
- type:
- armillary sphere
- credit:
- Purchased