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celestial globe
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celestial globe
n.
A model of the celestial sphere showing the positions of the stars and other celestial bodies.
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Noun1.celestial globe - a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens
armilla, armillary sphere - a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars
globe - a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented


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The celestial globes which used to hang in the auditorium have long been removed (but, like most other disassembled parts of the original design, they have been carefully stored).
Gunnar Asplund's Skandia Cinema in Stockholm is one of the first and ... by DEITZ, PAUL / The Architectural Review
The final section, "Connaissance du monde, vanite du monde: le globe, image du savoir, image de la Creation," by Catherine Hofmann and Eve Netchine, develops the iconographic tension between the perfect yet ephemeral sphere and the unity of human knowledge symbolized by terrestrial and celestial globes.
Le globe et son image by Sider, Sandra / Renaissance Quarterly
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