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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 — Edward Luther Stevenson

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

Edward Luther Stevenson

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 376 pages

The second volume of a scholarly history of terrestrial and celestial globes, their construction, and their use in geography and astronomy. It surveys globe makers and developments, particularly in the seventeenth century, from Dutch workshops to later European craftsmen. A detailed resource for listeners interested in the history of cartography and scientific instruments.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL GLOBES
  2. THEIR HISTORY AND CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING A CONSIDERATION OF THEIR VALUE AS AIDS IN THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY AND ASTRONOMY
  3. VOLUME II
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Chapter X
  7. Globes and Globe Makers of the Early Seventeenth Century. The Dutch Scientific Masters and Their Preëminent Leadership
  8. Globes of the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century
  9. Globes and Globe Makers of the First Half of the Eighteenth Century—from Delisle to Ferguson
  10. Globes and Globe Makers of the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century
  11. The Technic of Globe Construction—Materials and Methods
  12. Bibliographical List
  13. Index of Globes and Globe Makers
  14. General Index
  15. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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