黄道经纬仪 / 黃道經緯儀

huáng​dào​jīng​wěi​yí

ecliptic armilla

An ancient Chinese astronomical instrument made of bronze, used to measure the ecliptic coordinates of celestial bodies. Specifically refers to the device built by Ferdinand Verbiest in 1673, currently kept at the Beijing Ancient Observatory.

黄道 (literal) → 黄道/黃道 · huáng​dào · ecliptic 经纬 (literal) → 经纬/經緯 · jīng​wěi · longitude and latitude 仪 (bound) → 仪/儀 · yí · [instrument]

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM