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Celestial globe
This celestial globe is one of the undated models produced by Willem Jansz Blaeu. Displays a ranking of stars by brightness. The constellations are represented by the animals and figures from which they derive their names. There is a portrait of Tycho Brahe. The stand is fitted with a magnetic compass. [...]
Creator
- Willem Jansz Blaeu
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
- published by Joan Blaeu after 1630
- 1630
- 1630
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:407007
Extent
- sphere diameter 680 mm, height 1120 mm, width 920 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/TychoBrahe.html
Year
- 1630
Providing country
- Italy