Out of This World – Vopell’s Exquisite Armillary Sphere
Posted by: Julie Stoner
An armillary sphere is a model of the heavens featuring a central globe with a framework of rings around it that represent celestial bodies and features. This blog post will discuss these astronomical objects, highlighting the division’s oldest globe and armillary sphere, made by Caspar Vopell in 1543.
Posted in: 16th century cartography