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English: Armillary sphere with astronomical clock made by Jost Bürgi and Antonius Eisenhoit, Kassel, 1585. Constructed from bronze, steel and ebony. The sphere was looted from Prague by Swedish forces in 1648 and is currently the property of the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm. Note says: "Johannes Kepler studied the stars with the help of this armillary sphere".
Date physical object: 1585
Photograph: 4 March 2009
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Author physical object: Jost Bürgi, Antonius Eisenhoit
Photograph: Chris Bainbridge

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13:58, 4 March 2009Thumbnail for version as of 13:58, 4 March 20093,264 × 2,448 (1.88 MB)Chris Bainbridge (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=Armillary sphere with astronomical clock made by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joost_B%C3%BCrgi Joost Bürgi] and [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonius_Eisenhoit Antonius Eisenhoit], Kassel, 1585. Constructed from bronze

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