10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARMILLARY»
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armillary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
armillary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
Armillary Sphere: Poems
Taking the warp of dream, sometimes nightmare, and weaving it with the ordinary world, the poems of The Armillary Sphere, Ann Hudson’s award-winning debut collection, do not simplify the mystery but deepen it.
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Globes at Greenwich: A Catalogue of the Globes and
Armillary ...
A catalogue of globes held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, containing full entries on all items in the Museum's collection. The majority of entries are illustrated.
Elly Dekker, Silke Ackermann, Kristen Lippincott, 1999
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Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and ...
Armillary Sphere Early astronomical instruments, armillary spheres were three-
dimensional models of a skeletonlike celestial globe, usually made of brass, with
circles divided into degrees for angular measurement. They were used to ...
Robert E. Krebs, Carolyn A. Krebs, 2003
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Cosmos: An Illustrated History of Astronomy and Cosmology
of simple rings or bands — hence the name "armillary sphere," from the Latin for "
ring," armilla. Such a piece of apparatus was even used for observation, since it
lends itself to easy visualization of its correspondence with reality. Its meridian ...
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Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and ...
Armillary Sphere The armillary sphere has a long history of invention and
innovation. This astronomical instrument can be a simple or very complex model
representing the celestial sphere in respect to the horizon of the observer.
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Nicolaus Copernicus: Making the Earth a Planet
On the equinox day in March, and again in September, day and night are exactly
equal. The most complicated instrument discussed by Copernicus was called by
Ptolemy an astrolabe. But today we refer to it as an armillary sphere, because ...
Owen Gingerich, James H. MacLachlan, 2005
An armillary sphere (variations are known as spherical astrolabe, armilla, or armil) is a model of objects in the sky (in the celestial sphere), consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centred on Earth, that represent lines of ...
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The Description and Use of Both the Globes, the
Armillary ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
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Heavenly Clockwork: The Great Astronomical Clocks of ...
The armillary sphere, with its dragon columns, cloud-and-tortoise column, and
water-level stand, was struck by lightning. The masonry of the observatory tower
was also split asunder so that the sphere fell to the ground and was damaged.
Joseph Needham, Ling Wang, Derek John de Solla Price, 1986
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The Life of Copernicus (1473-1543)
The armillary sphere We might suppose he built his own armilkiy sphere in order
to complete the regular descriptions of the Fixed Stars. But we cannot be sure
because he does not tell having used an armillary sphere (and therefore his ...
Pierre Gassendi, Oliver Thill, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARMILLARY»
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armillary is used in the context of the following news items.
Sponsored App Review: Cosmic Watch
As a breakdown Cosmic Watch features a realtime worldclock, an antikyra mechanism, a orrery, a armillary sphere, a time travel machine, ... «Android Headlines - Android News, Jul 15»
Investors quick to fund Collect's campaign
... New Zealand's newest crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, which is managed in New Zealand by investment bank Armillary Private Capital. «The National Business Review, Jun 15»
Guscio: Country Music Awards had a Blufffton twist
The first is "armillary sphere." Try saying that even once. It's an ancient instrument that consists of an arrangement of rings, all of which are ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jun 15»
An Illustrated Guide to Space Maps
... land and constellations, and a big “armillary sphere,” which helped people determine latitudes and longitudes using the positions of the stars. «Atlas Obscura, Jun 15»
Crowdcube 'passes go' with first equity crowdfunding campaign
Crowdcube is a British equity crowdfunding platform that is being run in New Zealand by Wellington boutique investment bank Armillary Private ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
At This Giant Flea Market, the Big Haul Goes to the Porters
At B55 they grabbed a whale weather vane and an armillary, and strapped those down, too. They would have to come back for the stone ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
Sunny outlook for Cytha firm at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
“My armillary spheres couldn't have a better theme to showcase them. “I'm also pleased to be working with the worthy charity Growing Spaces ... «Monmouthshire Beacon, May 15»
Local groups benefit from Par Bay Big Local grants
... for the St Blazey Gate area), Par Community Association (£1,000 for the installation of an armillary sphere and accompanying interpretation), ... «Cornish Guardian, May 15»
Gwent sundial business off to Chelsea Flower Show
The firm, which also makes armillary spheres (globe-shaped models of the heavens), has been showing at Chelsea for the past 10 years and ... «South Wales Argus, May 15»
Unlisted seeks exemption from new financial market rules
... market and there has always been such a market in New Zealand," said David Wallace, a director at Armillary, which manages Unlisted. «Scoop.co.nz, Apr 15»
