Talk:Globe

Segments
"Segments"? Ojw 19:42, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Resources
There are some great resources out there related to globes from a gent named George Glazer that include:


 * Glossary of Globe Terminology
 * Guide to Globe Makers
 * Collecting Q & A

All of it has his copyright and with all rights reserved. He may - or may NOT - be open to letting his text be incorporated into Wikipedia. Given that it is all on the site for his gallery in New York (which sells globes), I could see where he might want to have the traffic go to his site.

In any event, it's definitely good info that should probably at least have a link from here. I'm leaving it on this discussion page in case someone wants to contact the gentleman directly.

--Dyork 20:44, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

foot or feet
"The Mapparium, 30 foot walk-in globe at the Christian Science complex in Boston, intended to be viewed from within."

Shouldn't it be feet?

No Screenmaster16 08:50, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

What?
"The term globe is used as the name of objects termed to be globes." Hard to argue with this. . ..

Why mention the Globe Theatre?
Why is any mention of Shakespeare in this article?

Probbaly Because it has word globe in it. : ), anyway, Its not there anymore, so I guess someone removed it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Selma Kaufmann (talk • contribs) 01:40, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Help!
Anybody know of any links to a printable paper globe of the earth that isn't set up for techies? I tried a couple of links at the bottom of the article and they read like double Dutch to me - applets and HTML and other mysteries. I want a page I can click 'print the globe' plese, if anyone knows of one! 86.134.30.105 (talk) 18:03, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Was Trying to Add a link
There's a commercial product called the Celestial Globe that's produced by the company Fascinations Toys & Gifts (a toy & gift manufacturer). Anyway, it's a fairly new item and I was going to share a link so that people could view it... however when I tried, it was automatically deleted...? What's going on? I'm just kind of annoyed right now but I don't use wikipedia all that often so I guess it doesn't matter. However, if anyone want's to expand this article they may want to talk about this product. You can see a demonstration here: Celestial Globe Demo or just go to the manufacturer's website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.186.62.22 (talk) 09:40, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

I just took a look again and it's within the article, so I don't understand what just happened. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.186.62.22 (talk) 09:44, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * The encyclopaedic significance of the product isn't clear. I don't see any educational value in the flash presentation. See WP:EL. William Avery (talk) 09:57, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

File:Old_library_2,_University_of_Salamanca.jpg
The picture includes a globe in it but is it relevant enough to the topic for its placement? Should it be removed or at least placed in the globe image gallery? --Myotus (talk) 04:50, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Spurious history
The following passage is based on an erroneous reading of the cited source,

Medieval terrestrial globes of the Old World have been constructed in the Islamic Golden Age, by Muslim geographers and astronomers working under the Abbasid caliph, Al-Ma'mun, during the 9th century.[3]

The source provided (Medieval Islamic Civilization By Josef W. Meri, Jere L Bacharach, page 138-139) actually mentions only one al-Ma'munid globe (rather than globes) and that the single al-Ma'munid globe, "is probably mythical." So the sentence that I quote above should, ideally be struck from the article for lack of accuracy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.19.184.45 (talk) 22:34, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Removed mention of Birdum
I have removed the following paragraph from the history section:


 * An unusually high proportion of vintage 20th century world globes feature the Australian town of Birdum, which no longer exists but once held an important position at the end of the Northern Australian Railway.

"Unusually high" in relation to what? The inclusion on older globes of towns that no longer exist is likely to be true for many towns. Specifically calling out Birdum does not seem to serve a useful purpose for this article. If there is a compelling reason that Birdum is a special case, and that special case adds significantly to our understanding of the history of globes, then a more complete explanation should be provided.

SarahLawrence Scott (talk) 15:01, 19 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Map- and globe-makers like to mark things in empty spaces, so their maps aren't completely blank. That's why a diagram of the Analemma is frequently printed on globes somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, although it isn't really relevant and has no connection with the Pacific. Northern Australia is pretty empty and desolate. Marking Birdum put something into the void. DOwenWilliams (talk) 21:05, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Removed Myths section
Removing uncited myths about globes. 174.6.197.46 (talk) 06:43, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Contradiction
The "History" section mentions globes that existed before 1492, but "History in detail" states that the first globe was created in that year. Krychek (talk) 18:20, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Removed an odd maths tangent
I removed the following text from the "manufacture" section.

"From a geometric point of view, all points on a sphere are equivalent – one could select any arbitrary point on the Earth, and create a paper map that covers the Earth with strips that come together at that point and the antipodal point."

This isn't relevant to how globes are actually made, and technically isn't even accurate. There's no necessity to use antipodal points; if you're willing to make each slice slightly different in size you can make them come together anywhere. Or, really, the long strips aren't even the only way of doing things. Certainly you need smallish pieces of paper to work around the curvature; but anything beyond that is original research.

It might be neat to do a trawl for old patents or something and insert a genuine discussion of other ways co cut the paper.

162.250.24.26 (talk) 21:34, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

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Photos on the page
I have been watching the page for a while and it seems to be a competition for getting the user's museum's/country's/etc... favorite globe. Let's work to make a better article and and focus on what would help the reader. Have have added two photos of globes being used rather than antiquated museum pieces. Hopefully the gallery section will be used to show off the types and diversity of globes rather than a brag book. Myotus (talk) 22:28, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Lead photo issues
The claim that the photo "Was de facto incorrect and biased" need to be explained as it is not obvious. The photo that is was replaced by does have its own issues.

As the Globe entry is a major article and, judging by the amount and type of vandalism to the page, it is accessed by many school children, a clear recognizable encyclopedic globe should be the lead image. However, there are issues with the previously used photo of the contemporary school globe you had replaced. It is blurry and of poor quality. A clear simple photo of a contemporary topography globe of their would be good if the issue is to a avoid political globe which can get outdated very quickly. However, it is shocking how in all the glamour shots of antique globes there is little to no good images of useful simple encyclopedic shots of globes. I have replaced it with a photo of a antique topography globe. Not perfect but clear and somewhat simple.Myotus (talk) 17:17, 20 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Not to mention the mysterious “condemnatory”. Strebe (talk) 17:31, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
 * The globe image "World Globe Map.jpg" by Intisar Ali is based on Chinese claim of territory, showing the "Arunachal Pradesh", de facto controlled by India and claimed by both India and China as part of China. Also the Chinese occupied territory of 'Askai Chin' which is disputed with India, is shown to be part of China, which I agree and don't have any issue with given that it is de facto controlled by China, but the remaining area of Kashmir is painting in white, neglecting both de facto Pakistan controlled Kashmir and Indian controlled Kashmir. This is a case of selective narration of border dispute. Mostly it is because the globe may have been made in China. Also, not simply judging by resolution, the previous image was way too blurry, and light splash which made it look not so good. Also I replaced the 'desk sized' globe with another 'desk sized' globe even when other options were available, but were more for decorative purposes. I do not get what you are saying if it is in respect to me.  Exclusive Editor  Notify Me! 18:20, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
 * The title you wrote for the globe image you added was, Globe featuring physical features of condemnatory continents. Strebe (talk) 18:53, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I have to say I did not understand the use of "condemnatory" as well. However, thank you for expanding on your objections to the original image. As a general principle, it might be good to avoid Political Globes in the lead image spot. I hope the current image of a topographical globe works. It also has the advantage of have no language descriptors which also can be divisive as countries can also argue over the geographical names of land and water.Myotus (talk) 18:55, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Oh it was a typo. I meant 'contemporary continents', distinguishing it from ancient continents like Pangea etc. Exclusive Editor  Notify Me! 19:12, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Missing link
I cannot find a relevant link for the 1802 English Encyclopedia by George Kearsley. 2604:3D09:BA7F:EB70:B899:CA99:4D11:CF3 (talk) 22:56, 14 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Why would you suppose there is any link?
 * Strebe (talk) 02:46, 15 June 2024 (UTC)