Museum of Science Earth Globe - Boston, MA
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The earth globe at the Museum of Science in Boston is located at the entrance to the green wing on the first level (street level) of the museum.
Waymark Code: WMWA6F
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2017
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The sign in front of the globe gives the scales used in creating this globe. From these data other interesting data can be derived. The Museum of Science Earth Globe is constructed on a scale of 1 inch = 106 miles. That calculates to a circumference of 19.57 feet and a diameter of 6.23 feet. The relief features on the globe are on an exaggerated scale of 1 inch = 2.65 miles or 40 times the horizontal scale. This is necessary because if elevations were to scale the globe would have a maximum relief height of .02 inches.
The globe was a gift to the museum in memory of Charles W. Brown Jr.
Stationary or rotating globe: Rotating
Historical or current information: Current
Surface (elevation) relief: yes
Size: 6.23 feet
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