The Emergence Machine

Celestial Sphere

abstract · Astronomy · Level 2 · E0

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

The celestial sphere emerges from the mapping of observable celestial objects and their motions onto a spherical surface, facilitated by the understanding of quantity as a measurable magnitude and pattern of more/less/equal, and the change in position or state of these objects over time, as described by motion.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “celestial sphere” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “celestial sphere”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
celestial sphere
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL2L1L0Celestial SphereMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesCelestial SphereL2MotionL1QuantityL1E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    The celestial sphere represents the apparent motion of stars across the sky.
  • Quantity L1 (requires)
    Understanding quantity is essential for grasping celestial sphere