Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 1 Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy

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Followers of Ptolemy.--Early armillary spheres.--Interest of the Califs in globes and astronomical instruments.--The record of the 'Fihrist.'--Ibrahim.--Caissar.--Mohammed ben Helal.--Mohammed el Ordhi.--The Paris globes.--Ridhwan Efendi.