Brass celestial globe, Persia / Iran, late 13th century CE — the sixth oldest surviving celestial globe.
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France, 1411. miniature of God in the act of Creation, holding a pair of compasses and creating heaven and earth
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The ‘Celestial Harp’, Medieval manuscript containing theory that movement of stars and planets related to music
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This globe is by Muhammad ibn Mahmud ibn ‘Ali al-Tabari al-Asturlabi (Iran, 1286)
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