Armillary sphere

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:category gptkb:artifacts
scientific instrument
astronomical model
gptkbp:component rings
celestial sphere
axis
earth globe (sometimes)
gptkbp:date 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Portuguese_flag
gptkb:Portuguese_coat_of_arms
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Shanghai_Museum
Museu de Marinha, Lisbon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armillary sphere
gptkbp:material brass
bronze
iron
wood
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Tycho_Brahe
gptkb:Hipparchus
gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkb:Zhang_Heng
gptkbp:originatedIn Ancient Greece
gptkbp:relatedTo astrolabe
orrery
celestial globe
gptkbp:represents gptkb:tropics
gptkb:celestial_equator
meridian
ecliptic
horizon
polar circles
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:astronomy
knowledge
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Chinese_astronomers
gptkb:Islamic_astronomers
European astronomers
Greek astronomers
gptkbp:usedFor demonstrating the movement of celestial bodies
modeling celestial spheres
teaching astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sceptre_of_the_Armillary
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6