Armillary Sphere
date: label: date made
content: 16th century
notes: label: Description
content: A bronze figure of Atlas supports an iron semicircular band. This, in turn, supports the brass armillary sphere with the usual meridian, equator, tropics, polar circles, ecliptic, and a horizon engraved with a zodiac calendar. The style of this instrument, as well as the position of the vernal point (around 9.75 March), suggests that it was made in Italy in the late 16th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy
topic: label: Subject
content: Astronomy
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Globes
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content: Measuring & Mapping
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.319945
label: catalog number
content: 319945
label: accession number
content: 240011
objectType: label: Object Name
content: armilllary sphere
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 42 cm x 22.2 cm; 16 17/32 in x 8 3/4 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 in x 8 1/8 in x 7 3/4 in; 43.18 cm x 20.6375 cm x 19.685 cm