出版社：National Centre for Maps and Cartographic Heritage
摘要：Researching star charts and celestial globes is not a simple project: only few of thepublished maps and globes subsist, and they are scattered throughout the world. For thisreason, their comparative analysis is almost unimaginable without the reproduction digitaltechnology.The representation of the star maps and celestial globes has a complex and dual nature. On theone hand, we can speak about depicting the stars and then the deep-sky objects, while on theother hand, the representation of the constellation they have formed, or rather the constellationthat includes them.In this article, we provide a research report about the process of working on digital globes ofinternational collections to try to draw conclusions about changes in the legend of celestialglobes. We are looking for answers to the questions of whether an exact time of switchingbetween the eccentric and geocentric representation modes can be determined. We will try tofigure out how the representation of constellations evolved, and try to find contexts about howeach style of representation refers to the particular creators.Research has not been completed, given that many questions cannot be answeredsatisfactorily and professionally. With this article, we would like to draw the attention ofcurators of collections that the digitization and service of globes – albeit not an easy task – area necessary and a single opportunity to explore and search celestial globes around the world.
