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Celestial globe
Indo-Persian celestial globe 1657-1658. On a metal pedestal stand made by Newton & Co., 3 Fleet Street, London. Meridian ring also not contemporary with the globe.
Solid brass celestial globe with full set of constellation figures and about 1018 stars indicated by small inlaid silverpaints. Ecliptic latitude circles; equatorial tropic circles and equatorial polar circles. Zodiacal names engraved along ecliptic; constellations and many stars labelled; naskhi constellations are numbered; individual stars are numbered within same of the northern constellations.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
39.573/1
Measurements
diameter
(mm): 113
Width
(mm): 150
stand
(mm): 185
Weight
(kg): 2.3
Classification
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