Erdapfel - Wikipedia
WEBThe Erdapfel (German for 'earth apple'; pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʔapfl̩] ⓘ) is a terrestrial globe 51 cm (20 in) in diameter, produced by Martin Behaim from 1490 to 1492. The Erdapfel is the oldest surviving terrestrial globe.
How Globes Showed the Earth Was Round (Way Before 1492)
WEBThe first known globe was made by Greek philosopher Crates of Mallus in what is now modern-day Turkey.
Early world maps - Wikipedia
WEBThe earliest known world maps date to classical antiquity, the oldest examples of the 6th to 5th centuries BCE still based on the flat Earth paradigm. World maps assuming a spherical Earth first appear in the Hellenistic period.
Globe - Wikipedia
WEBThe first known mention of a globe is from Strabo, describing the Globe of Crates from about 150 BC. The oldest surviving terrestrial globe is the Erdapfel, made by Martin Behaim in 1492. The oldest surviving celestial globe sits atop the Farnese Atlas, carved in the 2nd century Roman Empire.
Behold the Erdapfel, the World’s Oldest Surviving Globe
WEBMar 1, 2017 · The Erdapfel dates back to 1492, and is far from the first globe ever created, but it is, so far, the oldest discovered terrestrial globe still in existence.
A Brief History of Globes | Whipple Museum
WEBThe earliest globe that survives today was made in 1492 by Martin Behaim, a German navigator and geographer in the employ of King João II of Portugal. Behaim's globe recorded not only the lie of the lands being discovered by seabourne explorers, but also details of overseas commodities, market places and local trading protocols.
Globe | Mapping, Geography, Atlas | Britannica
WEBglobe, the most common general-use model of spherical Earth. It is a sphere or ball that bears a map of the Earth on its surface and is mounted on an axle that permits rotation. The ancient Greeks, who knew the Earth to be a sphere, were the first to use globes to represent the surface of the Earth.
globe - Education | National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · The first known globe was created by Crates of Mallus, a Greek scientist living in what is now Turkey, more than 2,000 years ago. Photograph by Mark Thiessen. Powered by. Article. Vocabulary. A globe is a three-dimensional scale model of the Earth or other round body.
The Globe: How the Earth Became Round, Hannam - The …
WEBFrom Babylon to Columbus and beyond, a journey across millennia and—yes—the globe exploring how we came to understand our spherical planet. The Globe tells the story of humanity’s quest to discover the form of the world: that the Earth is round and not flat.
How the ancient Greeks proved Earth was round over 2,000 years …
WEBDec 28, 2017 · The idea of a spherical Earth was floated around by Pythagoras around 500 BC and validated by Aristotle a couple centuries later. If the Earth really was a sphere, Eratosthenes could use his...
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