Persian Celestial Globe

Wooden Globe

While most globes constructed prior to 1900 are hollow and made of plaster, this globe is a solid wooden sphere on which the celestial information is delicately painted. The constellations are configured according to Arabic tradition. Of the seventy pre-1900 globes in the Library's collection, this is the only one representing traditional Islamic astronomy, and, of the Islamic globes currently held in the United States, this is the only wooden one.

Persian manuscript celestial globe,
ca. 1650. Painted wood.

Geography and Map Division (85)
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Washington DC

Spatial Technologies in Education

GISed has evolved in Australia as spatial technologies have become an integral part of the teaching landscape for Geography, Social Science and now Science Departments. GISed, GIS educational consultants, have experience across a range of spatial technologies and offer GIS units, training, support and advice.

GISed was created to assist teachers and students participate in and understand the changing world of geography, social science, history and science in the classroom. GISed endeavours to provide cutting edge lessons to assist teaching throughout Australia and around the world by providing teachers with relevant, ready to use GIS projects.

Tips for GIS Products - Easy structuring of projects

Folder setup

Create a new folder and name it appropriately for the unit (See image on right). Open the folder and create a new folder inside and name it as the Data folder. All layers, images and databases used for this project must be saved in this Data folder. This assists in making units easily transferable and/or burnt to CD. As your project is being put together, be sure to save the .mxd file into the first folder so it sits outside the Data Folder (See Below).

Data folder

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