French armillary sphere of "Copernican" or planetary type of overall height 40cm

Made:
1846-1860 in France
French armillary sphere of Copernican' or planetary type of

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French armillary sphere of "Copernican" or planetary type of overall height 40cm, unsigned, paper covered laminated wooden rings to represent equinoctial and solsticial colours normal to horizontal ecliptic ring, enclosing orrery of 8 planets and 4 asteroids paper discs on brass arms - about the central sun a gold coloured wooden sphere on a brass post screwed to black wooden base

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1982-757
Materials:
wood, paper and brass
Measurements:
x2: length 300 mm
x2: width 300 mm
x2: height 480 mm
type:
armillary sphere
credit:
Historical Technology, Inc.

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