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Celestial pocket globe
Celestial pocket globe within the case. Astronomical details on the inside of the case are the same as those of Moll, GLB0197. There is a magnitude table in front of Ursa Major. The Milky Way is labelled. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and three of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. Four of the southern constellations are drawn with those of Plancius and Hevelius.
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Object Details
| ID: | GLB0196.2 |
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| Type: | Celestial pocket globe |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | after Herman Moll |
| Date made: | circa 1775 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 76 mm |
| Parts: |
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
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