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Celestial globe
This celestial globe, mounted on a black wooden tripod, is covered with 12 printed gores. In addition to the Ptolemaic constellations, the globe displays those observed by Frederik de Houtman (1595-1597) and Hevelius (1648). Also shown is a constellation introduced by Joseph-Jérôme de Lalande in 1779 [...]
Creator
- Maison Delamarche
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Astronomy
- cosmography
- astronomy
Type of item
- Celestial globe
- celestial globes
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- after 1805
- 1805
- 1805
Places
- Paris
- Paris
- Île-de-France
- France
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:407024
Extent
- sphere diameter 325 mm, height 590 mm, width 460 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/JosephJerômeLefrancaisDeLalande.html
Year
- 1805
Providing country
- Italy