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Laing's Planetarium / Laing Planetarium Co.

Laing Planetarium Company.

OTHER TITLES
Title from globe: Rand McNally & Co.'s new 3 inch terrestrial globe

CREATED/PUBLISHED
Detroit, Mich. U.S.A. : Laing Planetarium Co., [ca. 1895]

NOTES
Shows the motion of the Earth and Mercury around the Sun, and the Moon around the Earth.

Date from dealer's information.

Terrestrial globe dated to 1891.

Title from metal plate affixed to wooden arm.

Metal label attached to base shows the months, seasons, and zodiac.

Acquisition made possible by Marjorie S. Fisher.

Scale [ca. 1:117,500,000] (W 1800--E 1800/N 900--S 900).

SUBJECTS
Globes.
Astronomical models.

RELATED NAMES
Rand McNally and Company.

MEDIUM
1 globe : col. paper gores over solid paper mâche core, mounted on metal spindle, attached to walnut arm and wheels connected by navy cotton threads, which enable motion of the terrestrial globe and painted spheres representing Mercury and the Moon around a brass globe representing the Sun which is attached to a walnut spindle and base ; 8 cm. in diam.

CALL NUMBER
G3170 1895 .L2 Vault

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA

DIGITAL ID
g3170 ct001892 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3170.ct001892

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