ancient celestial globe; armillary sphere
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ancient Chinese astronomical instrument representing the celestial sphere; celestial globe
technicalAlso known as 浑天仪 (hún tiān yí). A historical term for a physical model showing the apparent motions of stars and planets. Used in ancient astronomy for observation and calculation.
Hàn汉
dài代
tiān天
wén文
xué学
jiā家
Zhāng张
Héng衡
céng曾
gǎi改
liáng良
guò过
hún浑
xiàng象
。
The Han Dynasty astronomer Zhang Heng once improved the celestial globe.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
yī一
jiàn件
gǔ古
dài代
de的
hún浑
xiàng象
mó模
xíng型
。
An ancient model of a celestial globe is on display in the museum.
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Hún浑
xiàng象
shì是
yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
dài代
tiān天
wén文
xué学
de的
zhòng重
yào要
wén文
wù物
。
The celestial globe is an important artifact for studying ancient astronomy.