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Celestial table globe
Celestial table globe. It forms a pair with the terrestrial globe, Price GLB0154. Astronomical details on the sphere include a labelled magnitude table above Bootes. The Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds are labelled; there is also a label 'Stella Nova' in Cassiopeia and Cygnus. A total of 38 stars and five star groups are named. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and four of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. Four of the southern constellations are drawn as well as those of Plancius and all those of Hevelius. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
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Object Details
| ID: | GLB0149 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps |
| Type: | Table globe |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Price, Charles |
| Date made: | 1714 |
| People: | Petrus Plancius, Petrus |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 390 x 338 mm; Diameter of sphere: 230 mm; Diameter of Meridian Ring: 250 mm |