Lot 56
Lot 56
Stephen Hawking's Celestial Globe

Uncle Milton. 2011

Price Realised GBP 875
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Stephen Hawking's Celestial Globe

Uncle Milton. 2011

Price Realised GBP 875
Price Realised GBP 875
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[Stephen Hawking (1942-2018)].

434-inch celestial globe for planetarium projection.

210 x 265 x 149mm. Comprised of two clear plastic hemispheres carrying the stars and constellations labelled to be read in projection. Internal halogen bulb, four point compass to base. Provenance: the estate of Professor Stephen Hawking.

A model of the night sky. This globe adorned the bookshelves of Hawking's home library in Cambridge.

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