Project Gutenberg 2012-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 228 Stevenson, Edward Luther 1858 1944 Stevenson, E. L. (Edward Luther) 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 Reading ease score: 51.7 (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 2" by Edward Luther Stevenson is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This volume serves as a continuation of an exploration into the history and construction of globes, examining the contributions of various globe makers and their significance in the fields of geography and astronomy. At the start of the book, the author discusses the shift in the focus of globe making to the northwest of Europe at the end of the 16th century, particularly highlighting the role of Dutch artisans such as Jodocus Hondius and Willem Jansz. Blaeu. Stevenson elaborates on the burgeoning demand for both terrestrial and celestial globes due to the age of exploration, emphasizing the meticulous craftsmanship behind these instruments. He introduces key figures and their contributions to globe making, setting the stage for a deeper discussion of the technology and artistry involved in their creation throughout the following chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Globes Geography -- History GA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Astronomy Browsing: Travel & Geography 1093099 1093132 2024-10-16T17:34:26.182916 2023-09-17T10:59:42.812189 text/html text/html 1063908 2012-06-11T08:03:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 4833118 2012-06-11T08:07:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5305219 2024-10-16T17:34:53.038271 application/epub+zip 5312866 2024-10-16T17:34:33.071389 application/epub+zip 366747 2024-10-16T17:34:29.817914 application/epub+zip 5714573 2024-10-16T17:35:02.948277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5724966 2024-10-16T17:34:50.131282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 670056 2022-09-18T09:10:29.800602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 683472 2024-10-16T17:34:21.380961 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 687455 2012-06-11T08:03:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 241451 2012-06-11T08:07:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 682451 2012-06-11T08:04:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 240300 2012-06-11T08:07:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20860 2024-10-16T17:35:03.239240 application/rdf+xml 16458 2024-10-16T17:34:30.755369 image/jpeg 3767 2024-10-16T17:34:30.299881 image/jpeg 4979961 2024-10-16T17:34:26.450027 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