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Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 2: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and AstronomyStevenson, Edward Luther

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Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 2: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy

Name: Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 2: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy
Author: Stevenson, Edward Luther

Stevenson, Edward Luther

Geography -- History; Globes

Florence, Museum of Ancient Instruments (Museo di Strumenti Antichi),
    I, 28 (Ibrahim); 155 (Volpaja); 162 (Danti); 168 (Cartaro);
    180 (Platus); 213 (Santucci); II, 44 (Blaeu); 114 (Coronelli);
    140 (Delisle); 165 (Torricelli).
      Library Jodoco del Badia, I, 115 (Vopel).
      Library Marquis Bargagli, II, 118 (Coronelli).
      Laurentian Library (Biblioteca Laurentiana), I, 166 (Anonymous).
      Library Sr. Lessi, II, 14 (Hondius-Rossi);
        45 (Lud. Sem.).
      Library Professor Giovanni Marinelli, I, 152 (Florianus).
      Marucellian Library (Biblioteca Marucelliana), II, 118 (Coronelli).
      National Library (Biblioteca Nazionale), I, 166 (Anonymous);
        II, 118 (Coronelli).
      Library Santa Maria Nuova, II, 59 (Greuter).
      Astronomical Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico), II, 41 (Blaeu).
      Technical Institute (Istituto Tecnico), II, 44 (Blaeu);
        63 (Greuter); 153 (Bion)

  Florianus, Antonius, peculiarities of his globe gores, II, 207

  Franciscus Monachus, his hemispheres, I, 96

  Frankfurt, City Historical Museum, I, 82 (Schöner); II, 140 (Andreae);
    265 (Klinger); 272 (Van Langren). Joseph Baer, II, 263 (Greuter)

  Frederick II of Denmark, patron of Tycho Brahe, I, 184

  Frederick, Duke of Holstein, Gottorp globe constructed for, II, 73, 74

  Frederick II of Sicily, directs the construction of a celestial globe
    of gold, I, 39;
      his astronomical tent, 40

  Frobisher (Forbisher), Martin, explorer, II, 38, 39, 63

  Fugger, Raymond, Augsburg patrician and patron, I, 110, 111


  Gallus, C. Sulpicius, describes a globe, I, 15, 16

  Gemma Frisius, his relations to Mercator, I, 103, 104, 105

  Geneva, Musée Ariana, I, 201 (small globe)

  Genga, Library Sr. Luigi Belli, II, 60 (Greuter)

  Genoa, Mission Brothers (Frati della Missione), II, 44 (Blaeu).
      City Museum (Museo Civico), II, 114 (Coronelli).
      Franzoniana Library (Biblioteca Franzoniana), II,
        118 (Coronelli)

  Geography of the Ancients, works cited treating of, I, 11, n. 4

  Gerbert (Pope Sylvester II), made use of celestial globes and
    armillary spheres, I, 38, 39;
      his purpose to construct a globe, 39

  Germanus, Donnus Nicolas, his map projection, II, 201

  Germany as a center for the spread of information concerning the New
    World, I, 67

  Ghent, University Library, I, 210 (Van Langren); II, 144 (Valk)

  Gimma, Abbot, reference to Coronelli globes, II, 119

  Glareanus, Henricus, proposals for globe-gore construction, II, 204,
    205

  Globe-goblets, interest in their construction in second half of
    sixteenth century, I, 198;
      examples of, 199-201

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