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John Rowley: English Copernican Armillary Sphere  wikidata:Q61731611 reasonator:Q61731611
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
English Copernican Armillary Sphere
label QS:Len,"English Copernican Armillary Sphere"
Object type armillary sphere Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: English Copernican Armillary Sphere c.1700 Silver, brass, steel, ebony and ivory; with shaped casket of lignum vitae, brass and ivory. Signed, "I. Rowley Fecit"; undated. This armillary sphere illustrates the Copernican planetary theory, and is similar in design to the larger Copernican armillary sphere by Rowley (see Inv 22258). There is a separate graduated arc for measuring altitudes. inventory number: 22252
Hrvatski: Armilarna sfera napravljena oko 1700.
Date circa  Edit this at Wikidata
Medium steel, silver, brass, ebony, ivory and lignum vitae Edit this at Wikidata
institution QS:P195,Q6941088
Accession number
22252 (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=8360&TitInventoryNo=22252 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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51°45'15.95"N, 1°15'18.68"W

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