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[1] [2] Many globes are made with a circumference of one metre, so they are models of the Earth at a scale of 1:40 million. In imperial units, many globes are made with a diameter of one foot [citation needed] (about 30 cm), yielding a circumference of 3.14 feet (about 96 cm) and a scale of 1:42 million. Globes are also made in many other sizes.
Two other celestial globes believed to date from classical times are the Kugel globe and the Mainz globe. 250 BCE: Archimedes is the first to demonstrate a cast-metal globe showing the motions of the planets. After he was killed by invading Romans, the device was taken to Rome, where it was described by Cicero. Later, Ptolemy's globe is alleged ...
Behaim-Globe, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, height 133 cm (52 in) Behaim’s Erdapfel Modern recreation of the gores of the Erdapfel Oceanic area described on the Martin Behaim globe. The Erdapfel ( German for 'earth apple'; pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʔapfl̩] ⓘ ) is a terrestrial globe 51 cm (20 in) in diameter, produced by Martin ...
No one knows when the first terrestrial globe was created. But the oldest known surviving one dates to 1492. No one in Europe knew of the existence of North or South America at the time.
The completed globe, which came to be called Erdapfel (earth apple) by the townspeople, was originally housed in Nuremberg's city hall. In the 17th century the Behaim family took possession of the globe. It was inexpertly restored in 1823 and again in 1847, resulting in the corruption of many place-names and labels.
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
Emery Molyneux (/ ˈ ɛ m ə r i ˈ m ɒ l ɪ n oʊ / EM-ər-ee MOL-in-oh; died June 1598) was an English Elizabethan maker of globes, mathematical instruments and ordnance.His terrestrial and celestial globes, first published in 1592, were the first to be made in England and the first to be made by an Englishman.
In 1813, Wilson opened the first geographic globe factory in the United States and sold his initial 13 inch globe for $50. [1] The Wilson globes were widely successful, and Wilson expanded to production of sets of celestial and terrestrial globes in various sizes, materials and prices, including printed Papier-mâché , enabling them to be ...