Globes at Greenwich PDF book is popular History book written by Elly Dekker. The book was released by Oxford University Press on 1999 with total hardcover pages 592. Fast download link is given in this page, you could read Globes at Greenwich by Elly Dekker in PDF, epub and kindle directly from your devices.
A catalogue of globes held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, containing full entries on all items in the Museum's collection. The majority of entries
The concept of the earth as a sphere has been around for centuries, emerging around the time of Pythagoras in the sixth century BC, and eventually becoming domi
"This work is specially intended to accompany Malby's Globes, published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge"--Page ii
People use concepts such as time and date to structure their lives on a daily basis. They often measure their travel by marking points arranged along great circ
In this volume all extant celestial maps and globes made before 1500 are described and analysed. It also discusses the astronomical sources involved in making t
