Armillary sphere
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The armillary sphere is a historical astronomical instrument composed of interlocking rings representing celestial circles, widely recognized as a symbol of navigation, exploration, and cosmological knowledge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Armillary sphere canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
ⓘ
historical scientific instrument ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ |
| category | positional astronomy instruments ⓘ |
| depicts |
geocentric model of the universe
ⓘ
heliocentric model of the solar system ⓘ |
| developedIn | ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central Earth or Sun sphere
ⓘ
ecliptic ring ⓘ equatorial ring ⓘ graduated circles ⓘ horizon ring ⓘ interlocking rings ⓘ meridian ring ⓘ support stand ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Copernican armillary sphere
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Ptolemaic armillary sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | design of celestial globes ⓘ |
| isDepictedOn |
Brazilian national emblem
ⓘ
Portuguese coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brass
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bronze ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
astrolabe
ⓘ
celestial globe ⓘ |
| represents |
celestial equator
ⓘ
celestial meridian ⓘ circles of celestial longitude and latitude ⓘ ecliptic ⓘ horizon ⓘ tropics of Cancer and Capricorn ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
astronomy
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cosmological knowledge ⓘ exploration ⓘ navigation ⓘ scientific inquiry ⓘ |
| usedBy |
astronomers
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navigators ⓘ scholars ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical observation support
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demonstrating apparent motion of celestial bodies ⓘ modeling the celestial sphere ⓘ teaching astronomy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hellenistic astronomy
NERFINISHED
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Renaissance astronomy ⓘ medieval European astronomy ⓘ medieval Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
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