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Mechanics' magazine; London.

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Globes--Design and construction

Title

Description of Christies[sic] terrestrial globe [facsimile]

Description

Written in essay form, the article describes the design and use of a terrestrial globe mounted on a new principle, which will illustrate:- the earth's annual and diurnal motions; the diversity of the seasons; the sun's apparent progress in the ecliptic; its increase and decrease of declination; and the comparative lengths of days and nights at different times of the year on the same part of the earth, and at the same time of the year on different parts of the earth.

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5

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Hardback

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Yes

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