liang was a palace scholar in kaiyuan era, tang dynasty. he has invented the armillary sphere in cooperation with bonze yixing. he was both a scholar and an artist.
梁令瓒为唐代开元集贤院学士,曾与僧一行合作设计过浑天仪,是一个学者暨画家。
among these instruments the simplified instrument, gnomon, water-operated armillary sphere and celestial globe were made after the records from the old chinese histories and guo shoujing's model.
其中浑仪、圭表、水运浑仪和浑象是根据中国古代史志记载和郭守敬的仪器模型制造,但它们并不是简单的复制。
using water power and having all the functions of the armillary sphere , it was the first astronomical clock in the world.
以水为动力,集浑仪、浑象、报时装置于一体,是世界上最早的天文钟。