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				<h1><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Armillary Sphere - </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">浑仪</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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							<td><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This armillary sphere is a second replica of a Ming Dynasty instrument. The functions are essentially the same as the <a href="0025Armilla9252w.html">armillary sphere in the courtyard</a>, but the design is slightly different.  </font>
								<p><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You can see the instruments on top of the main observatory taken on different days.  Their changed positions indicate that they are still in working order.  They would be used for demonstrations rather than current data collection.</font></p>
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