An armillary sphere is a simple demonstration device constructed from rings and hoops, made from the second century to the nineteenth depicting the moon, sun, and planets in relation to the earth, usually made of bronze or brass, and periodically revised as theories of cosmology changed. The most attractive examples were made in the eighteenth century. The orrery is a more sophisticated version, usually powered by clockwork.
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