Rand, McNally & Co.: Rand, McNally 12 Inch Celestial Globe, Edited by Dr. Oliver J. Lee
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Cartographer:
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Rand, McNally & Co.
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Title:
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Rand, McNally 12 Inch Celestial Globe, Edited by Dr. Oliver J. Lee
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Date:
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c. 1940
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Published:
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Chicago
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Width:
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10 inches / 26 cm
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Height:
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12 inches / 31 cm
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Map ref:
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GLOBE375
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Description:
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Attractive 12 inch celestial globe in dark blue, with light blue classical zodiac figures and yellow stars. Presented in fully-rotating blue metal gimbel stand and with ruled meridian. A legend shows the symbols for magnitudes, clusters and nebula systems.
The data on the globe has been edited by Oliver J. Lee (1882-1964), an American astronomer and professor of astronomy at Northwestern University, Illinois. In 1930, Lee presented evidence that the moon had been torn loose from what is now the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
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