It is not known if Verbiest's model was ever built at the time, although he had access to China's finest metal-working craftsmen who were constructing precision astronomical instruments for him.
Неизвестно, была ли Verbiest модель построена, хотя сам ученый и имел доступ к лучшимКитая по металлообработке , которые изготавливали для него астрономические инструменты высокой* А. Плюшар.