Celestial navigational globe
Celestial navigational globe. Astronomical details on the sphere are the same as Cary & Co, GLB0050. Only the brightest stars are plotted for a limited number of constellations. There are neither constellation figures nor contours of their areas. Above the title inscription there is a labelled magnitude table in a rectangular cartouche. Some stars are marked by their Bayer notation. A total of 29 stars and one star group are named. There are the names of only 27 Ptolemaic constellations and three of the non-Ptolemaic constellations. One of the constellations of Hevelius is named.
A four-page pamphlet, English's Patent Star Finder, describing the use of the instrument, is present. In this, a letter from a Capt. H.S. Blackburne to the inventor, Lieut. English and dated 26 April 1897, is reproduced in which he thanks English for sending the globe to him for inspection. Blackburne expresses his interest in the piece and commends it as a useful and accurate contemporary navigational instrument. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
A four-page pamphlet, English's Patent Star Finder, describing the use of the instrument, is present. In this, a letter from a Capt. H.S. Blackburne to the inventor, Lieut. English and dated 26 April 1897, is reproduced in which he thanks English for sending the globe to him for inspection. Blackburne expresses his interest in the piece and commends it as a useful and accurate contemporary navigational instrument. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
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Object Details
ID: | GLB0184.1 |
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Type: | Celestial navigational globe |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Unknown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 212 x 221 x 221 mm; Diameter of sphere: 142 mm |
Parts: |
Celestial navigational globe (Navigational globe)
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