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  37. 			<h1><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Abridged or Simplified Armilla - </font><font size="+1">简仪</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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  46. 									<td valign="top"><img src="../tianimage/Guo_Shoujing6603ws.jpg" title="Guo Shoujing" width="199" height="300" align="left" border="0" hspace="5"><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The abridged or simplified armilla ( </font><font size="-1">简仪 </font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">jiǎnyí ) was invented by Guo Shoujing in 1276 AD.  It is called &quot;simplified&quot; because it is simpler to use than the traditional armillary sphere, and it is called &quot;abridged&quot; because it gives a good view of the celestial sphere except around the area of Polaris.  In Western astronomy it is most often called an abridged armilla, while the Chinese name translates as simplified.  </font>
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  47. 										<p><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The abridged armilla has two rings at right angles to one another. The single ring is aligned with the equator and is called the equatorial ring. Guo Shoujing is responsible for adding the equatorial ring. The double ring is perpendicular to the equatorial ring. Between its two rings it has the sight, a single tube that can be aimed at an individual star. Cross-hairs help make exact positioning. The ring rotates and then points to gauges on the equatorial ring and on the double ring that tell you the position of whatever is in the sight. </font></p>
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  48. 										<p><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">One of the innovations was to install four small cylinders between the main measurement ring and the equatorial plane to reduce friction and make measurement more accurate. These cylinders are analogous to our modern ball bearings. The simplified armilla takes measurements of the position of the sun like the gnomon but it can also measure the angle of the sun at any time.<br>
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