Flat maps are created using a map projection that inevitably introduces an increasing amount of distortion the larger the area that the map shows. A globe is the only representation of the Earth that does not distort … See more

The sphericity of the Earth was established by Greek astronomy in the 3rd century BC, and the earliest terrestrial globe appeared from that period. … See more

Sorted in decreasing sizes:
• The Unisphere in Flushing Meadows, New York, at the Billie Jean King USTA Tennis Center, at 37 m … See more

• ppmglobe – generate strips to glue onto a sphere
• Behind the scenes at London's globe-making workshop – a photo essay (August 2017), See more

Celestial globes show the apparent positions of the stars in the sky. They omit the Sun, Moon and planets because the positions of these bodies vary relative to those of the stars, … See more

Traditionally, globes were manufactured by gluing a printed paper map onto a sphere, often made from wood.
The most common type has long, thin gores (strips) of paper that narrow to a point at the poles, small disks cover over the inevitable … See more

• Analemma
• Armillary sphere
• Cartography
• Dymaxion map See more