French Copernican armillary sphere, made of brass and other metals and raised on an ebonized wood stand. It has various representations of the sun, the earth and moon, six planets ( before 1846 since Uranus is not included ) , there is only 6 planes in the original Copernicus system. It was produced by Felix Delamarche in collaboration with Charles Dien , a french astronomer and cosmographer Charles Dien published detailed atlases, works on astronomy, and both celestial and terrestrial globes in Paris throughout the 18340's and 1850's.; H.15 in x D. 9in , cleaned , good conditiuon , the moving mecanisn around the sun is in working condition , small printed gores on the earth .

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