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Have we at last found the missing Meridian Hill Park armillary sphere? No, I'm afraid not. But after my recent column on the handsome bronze armillary sphere that once graced the park on 16th ...
The British Museum has a collection of several armillary sphere rings that are incredibly well-crafted and detailed. When closed, they look like any other ring, but as the different bands are ...
I’m a historical landscape architect and have been very curious about the fate of the Noyes armillary sphere in Meridian Hill Park. The sculpture, by C. Paul Jennewein, was a significant piece ...
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Armillary Sphere in the center of Troup Square was the source of some controversy when it was constructed and erected in the early ...
Copernican armillary sphere from set of two armillary spheres and a celestial globe constructed in paper on pasteboard with metal fitments supported on a decorative mahogany baluster base. Shows ...
The Williamsburg Greenwich Armillary Sphere from The Brass Gallery is made from aluminium, cast iron and brass. Its three rings, pierced by an arrow (which works as the gnomon of a sundial ...