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

But from a terrestrial perspective, the celestial sphere appears essentially unchanging.

From Scientific American

This pairing hums with a soft energy, attuned perhaps to the same celestial spheres that Gouverneur hoped to crack open.

From Washington Post

But there’s no need to be perfectly versed in every detail of the celestial sphere.

From New York Times

In his only surviving work, Hipparchus criticized earlier astronomical writers for not caring about numerical accuracy in their visions of orbits and celestial spheres.

From Scientific American