Terrestrial pocket globe
Terrestrial pocket globe. The location of the 'Antipodes of London' are marked. Tasmania is depicted as an island. On the west coast of America is a label. The south polar region is empty. West of America, there is a solar declination scale in the shape of an '8', to replace the ecliptic, which is labelled. In the South Pacific Ocean additional information is provided. Eight oceans are named.
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Object Details
ID: | GLB0058.1 |
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Type: | Pocket globe |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Newton |
Date made: | 1816 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Diameter of sphere: 99 mm |
Parts: |
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
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