PARIS Chez G Gobille a Pache Royalle marking Height 13cm Diameter 9cm Weight 300g The brass has a shine. The base is reddish-brown. In good condition. Perfect for a gift. Celestial globes or globes, with their elegant rings and beautiful silhouettes, have become symbols of science. Eratosthenes is thought to have invented the celestial globe around 255 BC. These instruments consist of a set of graduated rings representing circles on the celestial sphere, such as meridians, the equator, the ecliptic, tropics, and colors. With the help of a celestial globe, you can track the sun's orbit on any day of the year and determine the coordinates of stars. The Earth is represented by a brass sphere located at the center of the celestial globe.