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Examples Of Line Of Sight In The Philosophy Chamber
One example of line of sight in the Philosophy Chamber involves the Grand Orrery and a collection of fish specimens in a display case, as illustrated by the perspective shown in the photo to the right. The orrey contains a detailed species of fish on one of the faces, echoing the many fish specimen in the display case a few feet away. As “the largest and most celebrated scientific instrument in the Philosophy Chamber”, the Grand Orrey not only predicts the relative positions and motions of planets and moons, but also depicts graphical illustrations of the twelve zodiac signs on its glass panels. One of these signs, pisces, is presented by a pair of realistic fish, and the symbol is derived from the ichthyocentaurs, a race of sea gods that
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