ancient armillary sphere
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
ancient Chinese armillary sphere; instrument for measuring celestial positions
archaicA complex bronze astronomical instrument used from the Han to Ming dynasties, consisting of nested rings representing celestial circles. Also called '浑天仪' (hún tiān yí). It is a historical technical term, not used in modern science.
Dōng东
Hàn汉
de的
Zhāng张
Héng衡
gǎi改
jìn进
le了
hún浑
yí仪
。
Zhang Heng of the Eastern Han Dynasty improved the armillary sphere.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
li里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
gǔ古
dài代
de的
hún浑
yí仪
mó模
xíng型
。
A model of an ancient armillary sphere is on display in the museum.
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Tiān天
wén文
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
hún浑
yí仪
guān观
cè测
xīng星
tǐ体
de的
zuò坐
biāo标
。
Astronomers used the armillary sphere to observe the coordinates of celestial bodies.