Project Gutenberg 2012-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 212 Stevenson, Edward Luther 1858 1944 Stevenson, E. L. (Edward Luther) 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 Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Brendan Lane, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 1" by Edward Luther Stevenson is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work provides a detailed historical account of globes—both terrestrial and celestial—exploring their construction, significance, and evolution as tools in the disciplines of geography and astronomy. The author meticulously examines the historical development of globes from antiquity to the early modern period, highlighting pivotal figures and inventions in the field. The opening of the volume outlines the initial chapters focused on the origins of astronomical and geographical sciences, discussing key early civilizations and thinkers such as the Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans. Stevenson emphasizes the primitive attempts at map-making and globe construction that date back to ancient cultures, detailing contributions from notable figures like Anaximander, Ptolemy, and Eratosthenes. This foundational discussion sets the stage for delving into more specific historical developments of globe-making and their applications in understanding the world, suggesting a comprehensive treatment of the subject throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Globes Geography -- History GA Text Browsing: Science - Astronomy Browsing: Travel & Geography 671095 671281 2024-10-16T17:33:55.935037 2023-09-17T10:59:19.255510 text/html text/html 680106 2012-06-12T16:09:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 6275903 2012-06-12T16:10:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6783497 2024-10-16T17:34:13.456957 application/epub+zip 6785081 2024-10-16T17:34:01.697046 application/epub+zip 302160 2024-10-16T17:33:58.932022 application/epub+zip 7462781 2024-10-16T17:34:20.837916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7418250 2024-10-16T17:34:10.643979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438996 2022-09-18T09:09:45.486726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514863 2024-10-16T17:33:53.709070 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 518722 2012-06-11T07:59:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 192240 2012-06-12T16:10:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 514317 2012-06-11T07:59:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 191248 2012-06-12T16:10:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20778 2024-10-16T17:34:21.011920 application/rdf+xml 16426 2024-10-16T17:33:59.803009 image/jpeg 3734 2024-10-16T17:33:59.444017 image/jpeg 6429786 2024-10-16T17:33:56.272051 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog