A geocentric armillary

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[Armillary Sphere in Case]

[Anonymous].
[Paris,
c.1700]
Armillary sphere, pasteboard, covered with hand-coloured paper, solstice, polar, tropic, and equinox colures, and celestial equator with graduations on the outer side with divisions for months and houses of the zodiac, with a full stamped pasteboard meridian circle showing graduations in degrees, hour and geographical circles at each pole. The main axis with a miniature globe, diameter ¾ inch (17mm.), made up of 12 hand-coloured engraved gores, with two card planets set on brass arms set around. The armillary sphere set in a horizon bar and mounted in its original turned fruitwood case, some cracks in the base neatly repaired.
Diameter: 3 inches (75mm).
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