Apparatus for reproducing the appearance of heavenly bodies

Details Apparatus for reproducing the appearance of heavenly bodies Apparatus for reproducing the appearance of heavenly bodies

1988-04-22

1989-12-12

Roskoski, Bernard

Horology: time measuring systems or devices

Astronomical

368 17, 434284, G04B 1926

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048872504

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for reproducing the appearance of heavenly bodies including a cover having an opaque wall defining a substantially circular opening, and a disc-like or spherical part representative of a heavenly body sized to substantially fill the opening in the cover. The part and cover are relatively rotatable about an axis which passes through the center of the opening in the cover and along a diameter of the part. The opaque wall of the cover may be hemispherical, planar, or tubular. The part may represent the moon or a celestial vault. The apparatus may include a base which supports the cover and part and houses a mechanism for rotating one of the cover and part with respect to the other.

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