English receipts & notes on celestial and terrestrial globes [manuscript], 1689 - 3 Dec. 1703.
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English receipts & notes on celestial and terrestrial globes [manuscript], 1689 - 3 Dec. 1703.
Description
17.5 x 11. ; 7 cm [278] pp.
Associated name
Spearman, John, author.
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Dealer's description: A wonderfully interesting manuscript with directions on how to make and understand celestial and terrestrial globes followed by a large section of various culinary, medicinal, and household recipes. The section on globes starts with a discussion of the six greater and four lesser circles; then there is a section on the delineations and figures drawn on a globe (mention is made of Tycho Brahe); discussions are included about the various constellations, planets, and the sun; of the longitude on the celestial globe; and a general description of a terrestrial globe (“It is a round or spherical body, representing the form of the Earth and Waters...”). The Notes upon both Globes Celestial & Terrestrial occupies the first twenty-eight pages of the manuscript.
Dealer's description: A wonderfully interesting manuscript with directions on how to make and understand celestial and terrestrial globes followed by a large section of various culinary, medicinal, and household recipes. The section on globes starts with a discussion of the six greater and four lesser circles; then there is a section on the delineations and figures drawn on a globe (mention is made of Tycho Brahe); discussions are included about the various constellations, planets, and the sun; of the longitude on the celestial globe; and a general description of a terrestrial globe (“It is a round or spherical body, representing the form of the Earth and Waters...”). The Notes upon both Globes Celestial & Terrestrial occupies the first twenty-eight pages of the manuscript.
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Call number
W.a.521
Folger-specific note
Purchase made possible by The Eric and Mary Weinmann Acquisitions Fund.
Folger accession
270001