#lunar globe

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A Lunar Globe, ca 1963

(42cm)

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The Moon Globe

22cm or 36cm diameter

Shown on a solid handcrafted polished Copper base. Options in Aluminium, Brass, Walnut, Oak +

www.bellerbyandco.com | Bellerby & Co Globemakers, London

We ship worldwide - each globe is made bespoke to order and can be personalised.

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Lunar globe

Prepared by P. K. Shternberg, State Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Soviet Union, 1961-64

bakelite, paper (fibre product), plaster, steel (metal), wood (unidentified)

the Science Museum

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Selenographia, 1797-1805 John Russell (English painter / visual artist, 1745--1806)  Science Museum, London, UK  Photos courtesy British Library

‘’This is the oldest three-dimensional representation of the moon. It consists of a lunar globe and a small terrestrial globe. A mechanism allows it to simulate the motion of the moon's libration.’’ (Museo Galileo, Florence, Italy)

More detailed information on the website of the Museum of the History of Science (Oxford, England): http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/about/sphaera/sphaera-issue-no-2/sphere-no-2-john-russells-selenographia/

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Adam Savage shows off his 3D-printed lunar globe. [video]

He obtained the globe from backing a kickstarter project simply called “MOON”, by Oscar Lhermitte with Kudu. It’s a 1/20 million true replica!

You can now pre-order the replica with an attached sun, the replica itself, a sample from the actual moon, a map of the moon, and a moon calendar-- here!

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Moon Lunar Globe

Moon is an extremely accurate lunar globe that uses NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter topographic data to show you current lunar phases. This 3D replica will show you exactly how the surface of the moon is, with all the craters, elevations and details. Just like we said, Moon is very accurate. It’s a 1/20 million replica that focuses on lunar phases we can see from the Earth.

[findstoday]

A Topographically Accurate Lunar Globe Designed with Data From NASA

Product designer Oscar Lhermitte has collaborated with design studio Kudu to produce a topographically accurate lunar globe that turns along with the phases of the moon. MOON exists at a 1:20 million scale and was created with data from NASA to reveal all of the moon’s craters in precise detail. As the round light or “sun,” rotates around the globe, dramatic shadows are cast across its surface.

With three settings, you can manually twist the moon to the position you desire, place it on demo mode to let you see all phases in 30 seconds, or switch it to live mode to have the piece synchronize with the current position of the moon itself. In addition to a physical similarity to the moon, the globe also has an intrinsic connection to it. MOON’s computer system has the exact same memory as the Apollo 11 computers that landed the first men on the earth-orbiting giant.

You can check out more about the project on MOON’s Kickstarter.

Via This is Colossal