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“Blue Marble: Next Generation”. Twelve Earth Globes (Christmas Edition)

Posted on November 19, 2015 by paperpino

… In 1972, from a distance of about 45,000 km (28,000 mi), the crew of Apollo 17 took one of the most famous photographs ever made of the Earth. This original Blue Marble inspired later images of the Earth compiled … Continue reading →

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COELUM STELLATUM CHRISTIANUM (1660)

Posted on November 23, 2014 by paperpino

Whilst Kepler was studying the planets motion, his son-in-law Jacob Bartsch, astronomer, Wilhelm Schickard, the astronomer and professor of Oriental languages at Tübingen, and Julius Schiller (c. 1580 – 1627), a lawyer from Ausburg, together with others were planning the … Continue reading →

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The first time the word “America”…

Posted on February 1, 2014 by paperpino

… appeared on Earth. Globe diameter: 12 cm In 1901 Joseph Fisher, a Jesuit historian who was conducting research in in the library of Prince Johannes zu Waldburg- Wolfegg in Wolfegg Castle in Württemberg, Germany, discovered the famous large Waldseemueller’s … Continue reading →

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Cassini’s Terrestrial and Celestial Globes (Christmas Balls version)

Posted on December 1, 2012 by paperpino

Giovanni Maria Cassini (1745-1824) was regarded as one of the last great Italian globemakers of the 18th century. Here, I present two 15 cm diameter globes in a Christmas ornament version. The larger version of the terrestrial globe was already … Continue reading →

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Cassini’s Terrestrial Globe / Globo Terrestre di Cassini

Posted on April 16, 2012 by paperpino

   Giovanni Maria Cassini (1745 – 1824) was an Italian globe maker, geographer, engraver, and cartographer. His  main cartographic work was the Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale of  1792-1801. In 1790, the Calcografia Camerale of Rome published his twelve terrestrial globe … Continue reading →

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