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Description: | G. PHILIP & SON, L.TD 32, FLEET ST., LONDON, E.C.
SMITH'S / CELESTIAL GLOBE / Containing all the principle Stars / Compiled from the Works of / WOLLASTON, FLAMSTED, DE LA CAILLE, / HAVELIUS, MAYER, / BRADLEY, HERSCHEL, MASKELYNE, / the Transactions of the / ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY of LONDON / &c. &c.
Celestial globe gores. Astronomical details on the gores are the same as George Philip & Son GLB0243. There is a magnitude table entitled 'MAGNITUDES' in a cartouche above Bootes. The stars are marked according to a system which is explained below the cartouche with the text, 'N. B. Greek Letters or Figures prefixed to Stars refer to the British / Catalogue'. A total of 62 stars and 15 star groups are named. The 48 Ptolemaic constellations and four of the non-Ptolemaic constellations are drawn. Seven of the southern constellations are drawn as well as those of Plancius, Hevelius and Lacaille. The overall measurements are for each of the four sheets with two sets of 12 half gores. For full details about the cartography and construction of these gores please refer to the related publication, Globes at Greenwich.
The four sheets are marked ZBA0323.1-4 and can be found via the Whole/Part toggle.
caption: Six gores, including Pegasus
caption: Six gores, including Centaurus
caption: Six gores, including Sagittarius
caption: Six gores, including cartouche in Bootes
caption: Celestial globe gores | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Globes at Greenwich globe gores Globe gores Celestial globe Petrus George Philip & Son Petrus Plancius | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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