Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750)
The shifting of globe making interest to the northwest of Europe at the close of the sixteenth century.--The Van Langrens as leaders.--Jodocus Hondius and his son Henricus.--Willem Jansz. Blaeu and his sons, John and Cornelius.--The Ferreri armillary sphere.--Globes of Peter P...
General problems to be met.--Development from the simple armilla to the complex sphere.--The references of Ptolemy, Leontius Mechanicus, Alfonso.--Behaim's leadership in practic...
14. Chapter XICertain striking tendencies exhibited in the matter of globe making in this period.--The Gottorp globes.--Weigel's globes.--Carlo Benci.--Amantius Moroncelli.--Castlemaine's imm...
12. cm. The dedication of the first reads: "Illustrissimis, Nobilissimis,Amplissimis et Prudentissimis Federatarum Inferioris Germaniae Provinciarum Ordinibus ac Patribus Patriae Dominis Suis Clementissimis Dedicabant Jodocus Hondius Junior et Adrian...
15. Chapter XIIActivities of Guillaume Delisle.--Jean Dominique Cassini and his reforms.--Vincenzo Miot.--The globes of Gerhard and Leonhard Valk.--Activities of John Senex.--Nicolas Bion.--Th...
16. Chapter XIIIFew globe makers of striking distinction in this period.--An apparent decrease in scientific interest in globes, but an apparent increase in popular interest.--Gilles and Didier...
11. Chapter XThe shifting of globe making interest to the northwest of Europe at the close of the sixteenth century.--The Van Langrens as leaders.--Jodocus Hondius and his son Henricus.--Wil...
13. cm. At the north pole is an hour circle bearing the inscription "IndexHor: Italic." Within and at the common center of the several circles is a small ball representing the terrestrial sphere, which has a diameter of but 1 cm., and within the circl...
6. Chapter XIV: The Technic of Globe Construction--MaterialsGeneral problems to be met.--Development from the simple armilla to the complex sphere.--The references of Ptolemy, Leontius Mechanicus, Alfonso.--Behaim's leadership in practic...
8. CHAPTER XII7. CHAPTER XI10. CHAPTER XIV5. Chapter XIII: Globes and Globe Makers of the SecondFew globe makers of striking distinction in this period.--An apparent decrease in scientific interest in globes, but an apparent increase in popular interest.--Gilles and Didier...
9. CHAPTER XIII4. Chapter XII: Globes and Globe Makers of the FirstActivities of Guillaume Delisle.--Jean Dominique Cassini and his reforms.--Vincenzo Miot.--The globes of Gerhard and Leonhard Valk.--Activities of John Senex.--Nicolas Bion.--Th...
2. Chapter X: Globes and Globe Makers of the EarlyThe shifting of globe making interest to the northwest of Europe at the close of the sixteenth century.--The Van Langrens as leaders.--Jodocus Hondius and his son Henricus.--Wil...
3. Chapter XI: Globes of the Second Half of the SeventeenthCertain striking tendencies exhibited in the matter of globe making in this period.--The Gottorp globes.--Weigel's globes.--Carlo Benci.--Amantius Moroncelli.--Castlemaine's imm...
1. VOLUME II