Sphere (disambiguation)

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Most commonly, a sphere is a ball-shaped object;

the celestial sphere of a geocentric model
an armillary sphere, a physical model of the celestial sphere
the planetary spheres of certain geocentric models, and the associated postulation of a music of the spheres
* De sphaera mundi (The Sphere), a medieval astronomy book by Johannes de Sacrobosco
the atmosphere (Celestial body atmosphere)
hence, other closed systems on a planetary scale
* Biosphere
* Lithosphere
* Hydrosphere

figuratively:

Noosphere, the sphere of Human thought/creativity.
Sphere of knowledge, a unified body or collection of knowledge
Sphere of influence, a metaphorical region of political influences surrounding a country or a region

as a proper name / in popular culture:

The Sphere, a large metallic sculpture
Sphere Books, a British paperback-publisher from the 1960s to the 1980s
Sphere (novel), a 1987 book written by Michael Crichton
Sphere (film), a 1998 film based on the above novel, starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson
Spheres (album), 1993 album by death metal band Pestilence
Spheres (Delerium album) and Spheres 2, 1994 albums by electronic music group Delerium
Spheres (anime), a Korean anime
Sphere (program), a cross-platform open-source computer program for making role-playing games

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