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Armillary and polyhedral dial
Armillary dial
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Armillary equinoctial pedestal dial
Armillary planetarium
Armillary sphere
Armillary Sphere
Armillary sphere case
Armillary sphere horizon ring
Armillary sphere stand
Armillary sphere stand bolt
astronomical t&e: cosmosphere
astronomical t&e: planetarium
astronomical t&e: planetarium, armillary
astronomical t&e: planetarium: orrery
astronomical t&e: sphere, armillary
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ceremonial artifact: flag, national
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documentary artifact: globe, celestial
documentary artifact: globe, skeleton: globe, navigational instruction
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documentary artifact: globe, terrestrial: globe, hand
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timekeeping t&e: dial, fixed: dial, armillary
timekeeping t&e: dial, fixed: dial, armillary garden
timekeeping t&e: dial, portable: dial, Butterfield
timekeeping t&e: dial, portable: dial, equinoctial
Universal equinoctial ring dial
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Arsenius, Gualterus
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Dassier, Jean
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