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John Rowley: Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere  wikidata:Q61731635 reasonator:Q61731635
Artist
John Rowley  (1668–1728) wikidata:Q18954387
 
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Date of birth/death 1668 Edit this at Wikidata 1728 Edit this at Wikidata
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Title
Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere
label QS:Len,"Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere"
Object type armillary sphere Edit this at Wikidata
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.
Date circa  Edit this at Wikidata
Medium brass and silver Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 495 mm (19.4 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+495U174789
institution QS:P195,Q6941088
Accession number
15386 (History of Science Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation London Edit this at Wikidata
References http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page/record-details/?thumbnails=on&irn=8022&TitInventoryNo=15386 Edit this at Wikidata

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Camera location51° 45′ 15.95″ N, 1° 15′ 18.68″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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