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H.H & S.
H.H & S.LTD. N� 4075.
HEATH & CO / HEZZANITH / LONDON, S.E.9.
Celestial navigational globe. Astronomical details on the sphere are almost exactly the same as Henry Hughes & Son, GLB0065, but there are a few exceptions. The polar calottes for this globe are not coloured, and 'H.H & S.' on the horizon ring stands for Henry Hughes and Son. A piece of paper with an instruction for use is pasted inside the lid, as in GLB0065, but the present copy has the stamp of the 'COMPASS DEPARTMENT / ADMIRALTY / 19 MAR 1953'.
There are stars without constellation figures or contours, and there is a labelled magnitude table above the title in a rectangular cartouche. Some stars are labelled by their Bayer notation or Flamsteed number, and a total of 44 are named. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
caption: sphere and box
caption: cartouche | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Globes at Greenwich Celestial globe celestial globes Heath & Co. Ltd | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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