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1402 - Globes & Astronomy - Rare Copernican Planetarium. Paris, circa 1850, attributed to Charles Dien; a ring sphere consisting of a horizon marked with degrees, the months, and the signs of the zodiac, along with two meridians; featuring a movable planetary system in which the central sun—a brass sphere—is orbited by Earth with the Moon and eight other planets and asteroids: Venus, Mercury, Mars, Vesta, Juno, Pallas, Saturn, and Jupiter, mounted on an ebonized wooden base. Signs of age. Diameter: approx. 28 cm. Height: approx. 44 cm.
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Globes & Astronomy - Rare Copernican Planetarium. Paris, circa 1850, attributed to Charles Dien; a ring sphere consisting of a horizon marked with degrees, the months, and the signs of the zodiac, along with two meridians; featuring a movable planetary system in which the central sun—a brass sphere—is orbited by Earth with the Moon and eight other planets and asteroids: Venus, Mercury, Mars, Vesta, Juno, Pallas, Saturn, and Jupiter, mounted on an ebonized wooden base. Signs of age. Diameter: approx. 28 cm. Height: approx. 44 cm. A rare Copernican planetary model, Paris, c. 1850, unsigned but probably made by Charles Dien; the Sun is symbolized by a brass sphere; the Earth and its Moon are driven by brass gears; eight planets and asteroids; a graduated metal horizon and brass meridian circles; mounted on an ebonized wooden stand. Signs of age. Diameter approx. 28 cm, height approx. 44 cm.
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