A globe is a spherical model of Earth, of some other celestial body, or of the celestial sphere. Globes serve purposes similar to maps, but, unlike maps, they do not distort the surface that they portray except to scale it down. A … See more

Flat maps are created using a map projection that inevitably introduces an increasing amount of distortion the larger the area that the … See more

The sphericity of the Earth was established by Greek astronomy in the 3rd century BC, and the earliest terrestrial globe appeared from that period. The earliest known example is the one constructed by Crates of Mallus in Cilicia (now See more

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Celestial globes show the apparent positions of the stars in the sky. They omit the Sun, Moon and planets because the positions of these … See more

Traditionally, globes were manufactured by gluing a printed paper map onto a sphere, often made from wood.
The most common type has long, thin gores (strips) … See more

Sorted in decreasing sizes:
• The Unisphere in Flushing Meadows, New York, at the Billie Jean King USTA Tennis Center, at 37 … See more