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VII.38 Aristotelian planetarium
Maker: unknown
Place:Italian
Date:ca. 1600
Materials:painted wood
Dimensions:980x1500x980 mm
Current inventory:2700
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Large armillary sphere made of wood painted in bright colors, supported by a turned wooden stand. Of Ptolemaic design, with the Earth at the center, the sphere also displays the heaven of fixed stars. The horizon is octagonal. Provenance: Vincenzo Viviani bequest.

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