celestial sphere
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Believing that spacetime is a real, physical entity is no more defensible than believing in the old idea of a celestial sphere.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
But from a terrestrial perspective, the celestial sphere appears essentially unchanging.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 29, 2023
But there’s no need to be perfectly versed in every detail of the celestial sphere.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
We have seen that the apparent rotation of the celestial sphere could be accounted for either by a daily rotation of the sky around a stationary Earth or by the rotation of Earth itself.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
The celestial sphere shivered too, rocking dizzily on his muscular shoulders.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
