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A coelestiall [sic] planisphere
Single engraved sheet, depicting the northern celestial hemisphere. Originally folded and bound with G200:2/3 and G200:3/2, now laid on a backing sheet.
Text in the margins gives examples of the planisphere's uses: 1, to find the sun's place on a given day; 2, to find the hour of the night by any star upon the meridian; 3, to find the declination of any star; 4, to find the right ascension of any star; 5, to find the time of full sea; 6, to find the rising and setting of the sun any day of the year.
Text in the margins gives examples of the planisphere's uses: 1, to find the sun's place on a given day; 2, to find the hour of the night by any star upon the meridian; 3, to find the declination of any star; 4, to find the right ascension of any star; 5, to find the time of full sea; 6, to find the rising and setting of the sun any day of the year.
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Object details
| ID: | G200:2/2 |
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| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Planisphere |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Seller, John |
| Places: | Northern Hemisphere; Extraterrestrial Places |
| Date made: | 1678 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 54 cm x 64 cm |