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At the same time, paving the way for Galileo, incredibly complex Renaissance-era astrological instruments such as armillary spheres and planetary clocks, manufactured by the foremost goldsmiths of Europe, show the connection between the applied arts, mathematics and technology.

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  1. Resembling a bracelet or armilla; consisting of rings or circles.
  2. Armillary sphere an arrangement of rings, all circles of a single sphere, intended to show the relative positions of the principal celestial circles. The whole revolves upon its axis within a horizon divided into degrees and movable in every direction upon a brass supporter. There are two kinds of armillary sphere, one with the earth and one with the sun in the center, called respectively the sphere of Ptolemy and the sphere of Copernicus. Since the main use of such a contrivance is to give an accurate representation of the apparent motions of the solar system, the former is the one most used, the latter having little practical value.

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  • At the same time, paving the way for Galileo, incredibly complex Renaissance-era astrological instruments such as armillary spheres and planetary clocks, manufactured by the foremost goldsmiths of Europe, show the connection between the applied arts, mathematics and technology. —  California Literary Review
  • The sundials, astrolabes, armillary and celestial spheres and other devices on display are extraordinarily beautiful objects. —  New Scientist - Space
  • During the era a wide range of astronomical instruments were also invented, including the astrolabes (an ancient astronomical computer), the armillary sphere (a skeletal celestial sphere with a model of the Earth or the sun in the center), the celestial globe (a globe depicting the stars), and the sun dial. —  Asia Times Online
  • I consider the armillary sphere a clumsy disproportioned bit of apparatus. —  Emile
  • Circles in azimuth, armillary spheres, —  Watchers of the Sky
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  1. from Latin armilla, an armlet, ring, etc.: see armil.
 

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