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The Use of the Globes;

The Surface of the Celestialis a Representation of the Concave Surof the Starry Firmament , there being ipicted all the Stars of the first and S^cMagnitude, and the most note$ of U $rest that are visible. So that by this ^we may strew the Face of the FLea^s ^any required Time ^ tv ,^ nr

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Day or ^

Year, in general; ^

regard to any particular Body, as th eMoon, Planet, or Fixed Star.

The Stars are all disposed intolations, under the Forms of various j

mals, whose Names and Figures are P'^jjon the Paper which covers the Globe ; ^ e (Swere invented by the ancient Ast r011and Poets, and are still retained sot ofof Distinction and better Arrange 016those Luminaries, which would be , ^fywife too confused and promiscuous ^Conception, and a regular Method 0ing on them (CXLV).

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(CXLV) i. The Surface of this CelesTiA^^

may be esteemed a just aud adequate tteprestnthe concave Expanse of the Heavens, notw--its Convexity ; for ’tis easy to conceive the 'g ta rs .in the Centre of the Globe, and viewing f th®

its Surface, supposing it made of Glass, aS . CF e ,are; and also, that if Holes were made in ' q]o ,of each Star, the Eye in the Centre of £ 1 t of e ‘