S sittyboy Tenderfoot Joined Oct 6, 2013 Messages 5 Reaction score 0 Golden Thread 0 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Oct 6, 2013 #1 I thought maybe they were some sort of fence caps. They do spin. Attachments 534321_10200337318856348_906124814_n.webp 237.6 KB · Views: 91
T taz42o Bronze Member Joined Dec 25, 2008 Messages 2,200 Reaction score 1,457 Golden Thread 0 Location Ohio Oct 6, 2013 #2 They are called armillary spheres. Upvote 0
BosnMate Gold Member Joined Sep 10, 2010 Messages 6,916 Reaction score 8,441 Golden Thread 0 Detector(s) used Whites MXT, Whites DFX, Whites 6000 Di Pro Primary Interest: Other Oct 6, 2013 #3 taz42o said: They are called armillary spheres. Click to expand... OK, I go for that, what are they used for? Upvote 0
taz42o said: They are called armillary spheres. Click to expand... OK, I go for that, what are they used for?
T taz42o Bronze Member Joined Dec 25, 2008 Messages 2,200 Reaction score 1,457 Golden Thread 0 Location Ohio Oct 6, 2013 #4 To map the constellations. With no markings they were probably decoration . Armillary sphere - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/armillarysphere.htm Upvote 0
To map the constellations. With no markings they were probably decoration . Armillary sphere - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/armillarysphere.htm
S sittyboy Tenderfoot Joined Oct 6, 2013 Messages 5 Reaction score 0 Golden Thread 0 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Oct 6, 2013 Thread Owner #5 Thanks taz42o! At least I know what to research now!! lol Upvote 0