Armillary Sphere Size:Small however small

however small

small satellite galaxies much further away

and so a fortress city was built which seemed both dignified but impregnable to the enemy

The knot is used as a weight on a heaving line to allow mooring lines to be hurled between ship and dock

Date: circa 1721

Armillary Sphere Size:Small however smallA wondrous decorative ornament inspired by the armillary sphere astronomical instrument. This small scale armillary sphere is just the right size for a desk or shelf. The armillary sphere shows the Earth at its centre surrounded by rings which represent the great circles of the heavens Used during the 17th and 18th centuries in scientific debate over the relative merits of what was at the centre of the universe the Sun or the Earth. Brass armillary