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About 5" Nautical Brass Armillary Sphere World Globe
◆Ares India 5" nautical functional astrolabe brass armillary sphere world globe rosewood base table decor gift ◆It was used extensively as a teaching tool to explain the functioning of the solar system in Greek antiquity or could be use as a table decor and gift ◆Great product for those too who need an antique, nautical or collectible globe. ◆An armillary sphere (variations are known as spherical astrolabe, armilla, or armil) is a model of objects in the sky (on the celestial sphere), consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centered on Earth or the Sun, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features, such as the ecliptic. As such, it differs from a celestial globe, which is a smooth sphere whose principal purpose is to map the constellations. It was invented separately in ancient Greece and ancient China, with later use in the Islamic world and Medieval Europe.
