Loxocosm, astronomical demonstration device invented by Sieur Flecheux

Made:: 1780 in France

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Loxocosm, astronomical demonstration device invented by Sieur Flecheux, wood with steel rods, brass arcs and paper labels, French, c. 1780

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1988-133

Materials:: wood, steel, brass and paper

type:: demonstration models, equinox demonstrations, seasons and loxocosm

credit:: Tesseract

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Loxocosm, astronomical demonstration device invented by Sieur Flecheux

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