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John Rowley: Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere label QS:Len,"Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere" |
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Object type | armillary sphere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: One of a pair of English brass and silvered armilliary spheres made by John Rowley c.1700. The instrument is signed, "I OHN ROWLEY LONDINI FECIT"; it is undated. See Inv 22258 for its companion item. The pair of armillary spheres are constructed to demonstrate the planetary theories of Ptolemy and Copernicus. This instrument illustrates the Ptolemaic theory. Small compasses fitted under the horizon bands are used for orientating the instruments, and the bases are fitted with levelling screws. There are separate graduated arcs for measuring altitudes. Height of instrument: 185mm. inventory number: 15386. Hrvatski: Armilarna sfera napravljena oko 1700. |
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Date | circa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | brass and silver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 495 mm (19.4 in) dimensions QS:P2048,+495U174789 |
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institution QS:P195,Q6941088 |
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15386 (History of Science Museum) |
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Place of creation | London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page/record-details/?thumbnails=on&irn=8022&TitInventoryNo=15386 |
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Source | Museum of the History of Science, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q6941088 |
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This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
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Camera location | 51° 45′ 15.95″ N, 1° 15′ 18.68″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 51.754430; -1.255190 |
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