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Celestial 12" Table Globe, by Newton, London

Inventory Number 45576


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.45576

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Inscribed : 'NEWTON'S ... CELESTIAL GLOBE ....'
Other inscriptions
Paper label on stand '26.'
Physical material
Wood
Copper Alloy
Card
Metal
Object type
Celestial globe
Dimensions
Diameter: 430mm Height: 470mm Weight: 5.45kg
Inventory No
45576

Description

Celestial table globe mounted in two copper alloy rings which allow for two planes of movement. All held in a three legged wooden stand support equatorial wooden ring.