Authentic Models GL052 Bronze Armillary Dial

Authentic Models GL052 Bronze Armillary Dial

SKU:
781934-55121-8
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UPC:
781934551218
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Width:
10.30 (in)
Height:
8.70 (in)
Depth:
16.10 (in)
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Description
  • Armillary Dial
  • Bronze Finished
  • Weight: 2.95 lbs. (1.33 kg)
  • Diameter: 7.5 in. (18.5 cm)
  • Height: 14.5 in. (36.5 cm)

Early man, looking at the heavens, believed the stars were fixed to the inside surface of a rotating sphere. Copernicus gave his name to the theory of an Earth-centered universe, and the Vatican propagated his belief by threatening to burn science heretics at the stake for stating otherwise.

We now know that we live on the fringe of a nearly infinite and ever expanding universe. Armillary dials have the earth positioned inside a mesh of bronze hoops, symbolizing the course of the planets as known at the time. The course of the sun is shown by a wide band called the ecliptic circle.