Celestial pocket globe case
Celestial pocket globe - case for the terrestrial pocket globe. Spherical case consists of two hinged hemispheres with three hook and eye clasps. It is lined with gores depicting the celestial sphere. Constellations are outlined by figures and contour areas. There is a labelled magnitude table above the title cartouche. The Milky Way is drawn but not labelled. The Magellanic Clouds are labelled. A total of 46 stars and 3 star groups are named. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and four of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. Three of the southern constellations are drawn as well as those of Plancius, five of Hevelius and those of Lacaille, except Reticulum and Pictor.
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Object Details
ID: | GLB0061.2 |
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Type: | Pocket globe |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Charles Smith & Son |
Date made: | 1834 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | : 104 mm |
Parts: |
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
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