The celestial globe was an instrument for demonstrating astronomic phenomena in ancient China.
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以水为动力,集浑仪、浑象、报时装置于一体,是世界上最早的天文钟。
Using water power and having all the functions of the armill ary sphere it was the first astronomical clock in the world.
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这仪器又称浑象,球上刻有星宿赤道黄道等,主要是用来显示天体在不同时间的位置。
The sphere , which was marked with stars , the celestial equator and the ecliptic , was mainly used to show the positions of celestial objects at different times.