• A black and white photo of a spherical sculpture with three sets of metal rotating rings. The center ring is the smallest and each ring after encompasses the one before it.
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    Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was a Danish nobleman who, having been given access to the island of Hven, established an amazing research facility, designed and produced several large and precise (but pre-telescopic) instruments, and proceeded to observe stars, planets and other astronomical objects. This replica of his large armillary sphere was made in the early 1960s, for display in the new National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History).

  • A black and white photo of a spherical sculpture with three sets of metal rotating rings. The center ring is the smallest and each ring after encompasses the one before it.

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