Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe

Celestial pocket globe - case for the terrestrial pocket globe. Spherical case consists of two hinged hemispheres with two hook and eye clasps. One hemisphere is lined with gores depicting the Solar System. The Astronomical details on the celestial globe are the same as those of Newton GLB0058. A few star configurations are drawn around the zodiac, and six individual stars are labelled. In the centre of the hemisphere is a picture of the Sun, and centred round it, the solar system and the Milky Way are depicted. The solar system includes the recently discovered planet Uranus, labelled here Herschal, which is represented with six satellites.

Object Details

ID: GLB0054.2
Type: Pocket globe
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Newton Son & Berry
Date made: circa 1830
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: : 97 mm
Parts: Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)