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Laing Planetarium Company.
Laing's Planetarium /
Laing Planetarium Co.
Title from globe:
Rand McNally & Co.'s new 3 inch terrestrial globe
Scale [ca. 1:117,500,000]
(W 180⁰--E 180⁰/N 90⁰--S 90⁰).
Detroit, Mich. U.S.A. :
Laing Planetarium Co.,
[ca. 1895]
1 globe :
col. paper gores over solid paper mâche core, mounted on metal spindle, attached to walnut arm and wheels connected by navy cotton threads, which enable motion of the terrestrial globe and painted spheres representing Mercury and the Moon around a brass globe representing the Sun which is attached to a walnut spindle and base ;
8 cm. in diam.
Shows the motion of the Earth and Mercury around the Sun, and the Moon around the Earth.
Date from dealer's information.
Terrestrial globe dated to 1891.
Title from metal plate affixed to wooden arm.
Metal label attached to base shows the months, seasons, and zodiac.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Acquisition made possible by Marjorie S. Fisher.
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Earth (Planet)
Maps.
Globes.
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Astronomical models.
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Rand McNally and Company.
Library of Congress
Geography and Map Division
Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA
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