Everything is in motion again (2)

Posted by on Jan 14, 2008 in Uncategorized | No Comments

This is an armillary sphere (from latin “armilla” – a bracelet). A tool for teaching (and in somecases observing) the movement of heavenly bodies, in use in Ancient Greece & Rome and at least up until the late medieval period. It’s a model of the universe with the earth at the centre of things and […]