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Cetus with a note on Mira Long Caption: Celestial table globe. It forms a pair with the terrestrial globe Johnston, GLB0251. Astronomical details on the sphere include a labelled magnitude table above Bootes. The stars are marked by their Bayer notation, and the numbers under which they are listed in various star catalogues is explained below a cartouche. There is a comment on the variable star in Cetus. A total of 62 stars and nine star groups are named. Credit line: Caird Collection (via Maggs), National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: GLB0252 Artist: William Johnston; Alexander Keith Johnston Date: after 1890 Medium: plaster; printed lithography; varnish; brass; wood; paper; ink Size: Overall: 245 x 233 mm; Sphere diameter: 151 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.