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Behaim-Globe, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, height 133 cm (52 in) Behaim’s Erdapfel Modern recreation of the gores of the Erdapfel Oceanic area described on the Martin Behaim globe. The Erdapfel ( German for 'earth apple'; pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʔapfl̩] ⓘ ) is a terrestrial globe 51 cm (20 in) in diameter, produced by Martin ...
Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a finger randomly on its curved, glossy surface. In the age of Google Earth, watches that triangulate ...
Pop-up Globe was founded in 2015 by Artistic Director Dr Miles Gregory.Co-founder Tobias Grant joined the project at a very early stage. Both are native Aucklanders. Gregory had worked for 18 years in the UK as a director and producer, [4] and Grant had a background in media and ma
Chrysoberyl is the third-hardest frequently encountered natural gemstone and lies at 8.5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, between corundum (9) and topaz (8). [ 7 ] An interesting feature of its crystals are the cyclic twins called trillings .
A 73-year-old missing hiker was found deceased in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, the National Park Service announced.. Ann Houghton was found dead on Sunday after being ...
Warning: This article contains spoilers about Wednesday night's episode of Abbott Elementary, "Volunteers.". We always knew that It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Frank (Danny DeVito) would ...
The tomb of Childeric I, a fifth-century king of the Franks, contained a 3.8 cm (1½ inch) diameter transparent beryl globe. [3] The object is similar to other globes that were later found in tombs from the Merovingian period in Gaul and the Saxon period in England. Some of these were complete with a frame suggesting an ornamental object. [4]
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