کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1160687 1490354 2009 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Mogg’s celestial sphere (1813): the construction of polite astronomy
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم انسانی و هنر تاریخ
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Mogg’s celestial sphere (1813): the construction of polite astronomy
چکیده انگلیسی

In this paper I discuss a cardboard dissected globe made in 1813 by Edward Mogg, a cartographer and map seller, to instruct children in the principles of astronomy. Since little is known about the maker or the specific object, I draw on evidence beyond the sphere itself to construct an account of how the object might have been used. In particular I address conversation as a key part of astronomical education and examine the way in which the cardboard plates of the sphere, the presentation slipcase and the accompanying booklet would have prepared young learners for polite astronomical discourse around large instruments in later life.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A - Volume 40, Issue 4, December 2009, Pages 360–371
نویسندگان
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