Image: Armillary sphere with astronomical clock
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Description: Armillary sphere with astronomical clock made by Jost Bürgi and Antonius Eisenhoit, Kassel, 1585. Constructed from bronze, steel and ebony. The sphere was looted from Prague by Swedish forces in 1648 and is currently the property of the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm. Note says: "Johannes Kepler studied the stars with the help of this armillary sphere".
Title: Armillary sphere with astronomical clock
Credit: Photograph: Own work
Author: object: Jost Bürgi, Antonius Eisenhoit Photograph: Chris Bainbridge
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