armillary sphere

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
armillary sphere

▶noun a revolving model of the celestial sphere constructed from metal rings representing the equator, the tropics, etc.

– origin C17: from mod. L. armillaris ‘relating to an armilla’, a similar astronomical instrument used by ancient astronomers, from L. armilla ‘bracelet’.

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