Examples of celestial globe in a Sentence
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Declination on a celestial globe is analogous to latitude on a terrestrial globe.
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
The tower’s first floor opens into the National Library of the Czech Republic, with its spiraling wood columns and collection of celestial globes, a hall little changed since 1722.
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Alex Schechter,
National Geographic,
4 Nov. 2019
Green, representing the country's abundant fields and forests, gold for the country's raw wealth and the blue celestial globe representing the night sky over Brazil.
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Bianca Britton,
CNN,
4 May 2018
In the astronomy room, which is dominated by a 400-year-old celestial globe, visitors discover the constellations that share names with characters in the book, including Bellatrix LeStrange and Sirius Black.
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Karla Adam,
Washington Post,
29 Oct. 2017
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Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
The tower’s first floor opens into the National Library of the Czech Republic, with its spiraling wood columns and collection of celestial globes, a hall little changed since 1722.
—
Alex Schechter,
National Geographic,
4 Nov. 2019
Green, representing the country's abundant fields and forests, gold for the country's raw wealth and the blue celestial globe representing the night sky over Brazil.
—
Bianca Britton,
CNN,
4 May 2018
In the astronomy room, which is dominated by a 400-year-old celestial globe, visitors discover the constellations that share names with characters in the book, including Bellatrix LeStrange and Sirius Black.
—
Karla Adam,
Washington Post,
29 Oct. 2017
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“Celestial globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celestial%20globe. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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