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How Two Of The Earliest-Made Globes Went Missing, Almost 600 Years Ago

Lost Masterpieces

In 1477, Nicolaus Germanus created two globes, one celestial and one terrestrial. Beautiful objects, they went missing 50 years later, and remain lost to this day.

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