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Description: | Islamic globe. Astronomical details on the sphere include 1018 stars and the 48 Ptolemaic constellations. Some constellations, for example Gemini, are labelled twice and some stars are connected with the word 'and'. There are too many star names to list here, but the constellation of Leo, for example, has nine stars with labels. The iconography of the constellation figures suggests that this instrument was made in eastern Persia. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publications.
Globes at Greenwich p184 Savage-Smith p237 Maddison and Turner p84
caption: Sphere and stand
caption: Islamic globe | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Globes at Greenwich Islamic globe Celestial globe celestial globes | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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