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| Star Spangled Globes Fourth of July, 2001 |
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Q: How long ago was the first celestial globe made? Do you have any early ones here?
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Well celestial globes are thought to go back to the time of ancient Greece and Rome, though they only survive in images in sculptures and in frescoes. Here is the earliest one I have, an English globe by Dudley Adams, made in 1798. You can see here again, the beautiful Baroque representations of the stars and constellations as interpreted in classical mythology. |
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