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Description: | LES SPHERES TERRESTRE & CELESTE DE GERARD MERCATOR 1541 et 1551. Reproductions anastatiques des fuseaux originaux graves par Gerard Mercator et conserves a la Biblotheque royale a Bruxelles. With a foreword by M. Antoine de Smet, Brussels, 1968.
Terrestrial and celestial facsimile globe gores. Astronomical details on the gores date from 1550 and include a labelled magnitude table in front of Ursa Major. The Milky Way is labelled. There is data on the astrological associations of the planetary symbols. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations are depicted with an extensive nomenclature in Latin, Greek script and often the translation of the Arabic names, which are labelled.
A new style for drawing the constellation figures has been introduced on these gores. Mercator was the first to design his celestial gores in equatorial co-ordinates - a considerable undertaking - the reason for which, however, still eludes explanation. He is also the first globe maker to use the Copernician theory of trepidation for calculating the proper position of the stars. For full details about the cartography and construction of these gores please refer to the related publication, Globes at Greenwich.
caption: Celestial facsimile globe gores | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Globes at Greenwich globe gores Globe gores Mercator Terrestrial globe Nicholas Copernicus Nicholas Gerard | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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