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Thursday, 16 May 2019
400 Year Old Armillary Sphere Rings Unfold to Reveal Astronomical Spheres.
Some of these 17th century astronomical spheres were downsized, such as in the images below, so that they could be worn as a finger ring.
17th century Armillary Sphere Ring.
Photos: Curtesy of the British Museum.
https://mymodernmet.com/armillary-sphere-finger-ring/
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