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Southern hemisphere of glass celestial globe
The southern hemisphere from a glass celestial globe, containing tellurium. The stars are engraved on the glass, conntected by dotted lines and in different colours. There is a circular hole where the hemisphere sit on the plate that supports the tellurium.
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Object Details
| ID: | AST1052.1 |
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| Type: | Southern hemisphere of glass celestial globe |
| Display location: | Display - ROG |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1820-1830 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 78 mm; Diameter: 168 mm |
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Glass celestial globe with tellurium
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