Tellurian
date: label: date made
content: early 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This simple and apparently homemade device may have been used by an itinerant teacher in New England in the early 19th century. The oval base is made of pine. It has a picture of the Sun painted near the middle, as well as indications of “Summer in the Northern Hemisphere,” “Summer in the Southern Hemisphere,” two positions of “Equal day & night,” and signs of the zodiac. The Earth is represented by a wooden ball that, with its post, moves in a groove around the Sun.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Astronomy
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Globes
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content: Measuring & Mapping
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.1078.01
label: accession number
content: 1979.1078
label: catalog number
content: 1979.1078.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Tellurian
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 1/2 in x 26 in; 49.53 cm x 66.04 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 3/4 in x 19 1/2 in x 26 in; 22.225 cm x 49.53 cm x 66.04 cm