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Globes at Greenwich : a catalogue of the globes and armillary spheres in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

by Elly Dekker, Silke Ackermann, Kristen Lippincott, Pieter van der Merwe, Maria Blyzinsky

This comprehensive catalogue details over 300 terrestrial and celestial globes, armillary spheres and planispheres from the National Maritime Museum collection. It includes illustrated entries and essays exploring the history, construction and significance of these instruments.

Accession 18184 ISBN 0198565593 Publisher Oxford University Press, National Maritime Museum
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