Celestial Planiglobe
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Name coined by the inventor combining the Latin words planus (flat, plane) and globus (globe, sphere).
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Inventor
Isaak Habrecht (1589-1633)
Historic Period
1662
Description
Celestial and terrestrial planispheric globe mounted vertically on a pedestal.
Bibliographical Resources
Habrecht, Isaak, Planiglobium coeleste ac terrestre argentorati quondam nunc operâ Johannis Christophori Sturmii Norimbergae emendatiùs, auctiùs ac universaliùs editum, typis Christophori Gerhardi, Norimbergae, 1662.
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Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota