Chinese Celestial Globes

A celestial globe is totally different from an ordinary globe. While the ordinary globe shows the earth, as it is with its physical and political characteristics, a celestial globe shows the sky above.

A celestial globe shows the night sky with stars and their constellations. In a celestial globe the positions of the stars are recorded with the use of coordinates in relation to each other.

These globes were used previously in analogue computer devices to record the positions of the stars and study their movements.

The invention of the celestial globe can be attributed to the Chinese. As far back as 4th century BC, there have been recorded instances of the Chinese using these devices to make astronomical calculations.

This invention of the Chinese was further developed by the Koreans later on. The modern world recognizes the celestial globe invented by the Greek astronomer Eratosthenes as the first authenticated version of the instrument.

Many Islamic astronomers and medieval Europeans have also contributed to the development of the celestial globe.

The credit for the invention of the seamless celestial globe goes to the Indians. Many such seamless globes were found in Kashmir in India and Lahore in modern day Pakistan indicating the technical expertise and the knowledge of astronomy, people of this region possessed.

Today, one can get an educational celestial globe from any shop that sells globes and children can get a basic grounding in the field of astronomy by studying these globes.

Earth Globes

To study about our planet and calculate distances between places, a map will do. But what good will a map do or how accurate will it be when the earth is round and shaped like a globe and not flat like a map?

In the olden times, our planet was perceived to be flat but scientists have irrefutably proved that the earth is round and it spins on its axis. That is why an earth globe is much better and far more accurate than ordinary maps.

The earth globe represents earth as it is, albeit scaled down to a much smaller size.

The political boundaries, the oceans, the rivers, the mountains or just about any physical feature is more accurate in an earth globe than anything else because tough they are all scaled down in measurement, they reflect actual sizes in relation to each other.\

The earth globe has come a long way from just being a simple globe with markings depicting the features of the planet and placed on a wooden stand or axis point to levitating ones, which actually spin on its axis while rotating. There are earth globes that can be illuminated and miniature ones that can be used as paperweights.

An earth globe is not only a useful educational aid but is also a perfect gift idea to someone who you want to gift something really precious; the gift of knowledge.

Illuminated Globes

Illuminated globes are fun to study or play with. These illuminated globes are a welcome change from the dreary ordinary globes that are dull and unattractive.

Illuminated globes have bulbs that emit light inside them and this makes the globes very attractive to the eye. The details of the globes are more visible to the naked eye because of the illumination as the characters on the globe appear more distinct and clear. There are many types of these globes that one can hope to buy in the market from any shop that sells globes.

You can find educational illuminated globes that can help your child study about the planet to the more advanced illuminated celestial globes that deal with stars and constellations.

These lighted globes also come in antique styles and there are also some of these globes that depict oceans. Some of these globes are handcrafted to ensure perfection and attractively colored to bring out the best features in them.

There are also illuminated globes that show the celestial bodies like stars and constellations when illuminated and the planet earth with its physical and political details when not illuminated.

Such globes are a definite asset to your child’s learning process and can also create quite an impression on the onlooker when placed in your living room.


Educational Globe

If you are looking to gift your child a toy that he or she will find interesting to play with but at the same time offer an educational experience to them then gift them an educational globe.

Children are very inquisitive.

They ask a thousand questions about everything that interests them or takes their fancy. They have questions about everything including distant cities and places. Their quest for knowledge has to be encouraged and stimulated by giving them toys that enhance their learning process.

An educational globe is one such educational toy that will further the interest in your child to learn new things about planet earth.

An educational globe brings the whole world in front of your children. They can learn a lot of new things just by playing with this toy and simultaneously exploring all the details on the globe.

The educational globe is a handy tool to keep your children creatively engaged by allowing them to explore the planet all by themselves.

Children can have a basic foundation regarding our planet earth by studying about places and can understand political demarcations and boundaries much better from an early age itself. An educational globe helps them do just that and such globes are attractively made to catch your children’s attention.

The children become willing participants in their education about our planet by gifting them an educational globe.



Desk Globes

Desk globes, as the name suggest means globes that can be placed on top of your desk or table. Also called desktop globes, desk globes come in various sizes. The most common desk globes come in sizes of more than 12 inches in diameter.

Any globes lesser in size than these globes will have to be called palm size globes. The earliest forms of globes were desk globes and these are still used by scientists, geologists, travelers and children even today.

These globes are the commonest forms of globes and will be available with any globe manufacturer or seller.

Desk globes can come in various sizes, colors and differ in features with each other. These globes can be simple globes that depict the features of planet earth with maps of political boundaries or special gemstone globes that are studded with semi precious stones.

These globes also come in different materials ranging from fiber acrylic to glass. There are also some of these globes that come with illumination features and some globes have an antique feel to it.

Some desk globes can levitate with the help of magnets and these are called levitating desk globes. Whatever the type, these globes are the ones you will find in any class room and the first ones your child will start learning from about our planet.