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A globe is a spherical model of Earth, of some other celestial body, or of the celestial sphere. Globes serve purposes similar to maps, but, unlike maps, they do not distort the surface that they port
Trainer using a celestial sphere to show student a point used to see the apparent path the sun takes through the stars.
The "Erdapfel" of Martin Beheim is the oldest surviving terrestrial globe, made between 1491 and 1493.
A replica of the globe of Crates of Mallus
Globe at the Constantinople observatory of Taqi ad-Din between 1575-1580 CE.
Celestial globe
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Celestial globes show the apparent positions of the stars in the sky. They omit the Sun, Moon, and planets because the positions of these bodies vary relative to those of the stars, but the ecliptic,
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…that they portray except to scale it down. A model globe of Earth is called a terrestrial globe. A model globe of the celestial sphere is called a celestial globe. A globe shows details of its subject. A terrestrial globe shows landmasses and water bodies. It might show nations and major cities and the network…
Celestial globe with clockwork; 1579; partly gilded silver, gilded brass and steel; overall: 27.3 cm × 20.3 cm × 19.1 cm (10.7 in × 8.0 in × 7.5 in), diameter of the globe: 14 cm (5.5 in); from Vienna; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Celestial globe; after 1621; paper, brass, oak and stained and light-colored wood; overall: 52.1 cm × 47.3 cm (20.5 in × 18.6 in), diameter of the globe: 34 cm (13 in); from Amsterdam; Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mughal era Celestial Globe by Muhammad Saleh Thattvi c.1663
Farnese Atlas (Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples), the oldest still existing celestial globe