armillary

IPA: ˈɑrmʌɫɛri

Examples of "armillary" in Sentences

Mirrors and armillary spheres, too, were highly valued and prominently displayed.
He made an armillary sphere -- a primitive planetarium -- to explore the movements of the planets.
Architectural Forum called it "a heavy, literal version of the ancient armillary sphere, with decoration by Rand McNally."
The "armillary sphere" would be a rigid skeletal orb, 160 feet in diameter, upon which the continents and "principal islands" of the world would be superimposed.
Eleven hooks in the cabinets support a dagger, a scopetta (whisk broom), Federico's armor (occupying five hooks), an astrolabe, an armillary sphere, a tablet, and a birdcage.
In his recommendations for making a universal figure for contemplation, Ficino urges that one should "not just look at" an image such as an armillary sphere but to "reflect on it in the soul."
Urania is represented by the armillary sphere, Euterpe by flutes, Thalia by the rebec, Melpomene by the hunting horn, Terpsichore by the cittern, Erato by the jingle ring, and Polyhymnia by the organ.
At the same time, paving the way for Galileo, incredibly complex Renaissance-era astrological instruments such as armillary spheres and planetary clocks, manufactured by the foremost goldsmiths of Europe, show the connection between the applied arts, mathematics and technology.