armillary sphere in English

noun
1
a model of the celestial globe constructed from rings and hoops representing the equator, the tropics, and other celestial circles, and able to revolve on its axis.
The clock is a tower topped by an armillary sphere and celestial globe of mechanical and hydraulic engineering, about thirty-five feet high.
noun
    armilla

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1. Armillary sphere, terrestrial globe air pump, pulley system, steam engine...

2. Armillary sphere —an early device for representing the great circles of the heavens

3. The stamp depicts the Armillary Sphere (“Cycle of Life”) by Paul Manship, located at the United Nations Office at Geneva

4. The stamp depicts the Armillary Sphere (“Cycle of Life”) by Paul Manship, located at the United Nations Office at Geneva.

5. The design concept was inspired by elements from the Portuguese discoveries, namely the armillary sphere and the windrose, which were important instruments used by Portuguese sea explorers to measure the position of stars.

6. The words by Yang Xiong, the great litterateur and astronomer in the Han Dynasty, and the records on the book of Shiji and Jiu Tangshu can prove that it was Luoxia Hong who created armillary sphere.