-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: globe purchasing Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 00:01:53 -0700 From: "Edward Sullivan" <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Organization: Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. ------------------ I think you may be able to find what you need through the folks at Sky and Telescope; http://skyandtelescope.com/shopatsky/ (Mars, Moon, and Venus globes in their own store) or the folks at the USGS Astrogeology Research Program; http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Gallery/MapsAndGlobes/ Your client might also think about virtual globes using Jet Propulsion Laboratory photographic composites: http://www.snyderweb.com/planets/ and then there is always Ebay (~300 terrestrial, planetary, celestial, and moon globes listed for auction when I checked tonight....) > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: globe purchasing > Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:03:34 -0700 > From: Julie Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]> > > > ------------------ > Hi all, > > I've got a request from a faculty member to purchase some globes for > classroom use. I've searched for a day or two and have come up empty > handed. Perhaps one of you could help. > > First, he wants a very detailed globe that shows the ocean floor. I > have > found one called Land & Ocean Globe. It is not detailed enough. > > Second, he is looking for a set of globes depicting the Earth, the moon, > and Mars (and possibly Venus) in correct scale to one another. I don't > want one of the small solar system simulators where the sun is in the > center and the planets revolve around it. If I could find a set where > Mars > was about 16" in diameter and the others in relative size, that would be > great. > > Any help would be appreciated! I've got our physics/astrophysics > librarian > on the hunt as well. > > Julie > > > Julie Sweetkind-Singer > GIS & Map Librarian > Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections > 397 Panama Mall, M/C 2211 > Stanford University > Stanford, CA 94305 > [log in to unmask] > Phone: 650-725-1103 > Fax: 650-725-2534 > > Edward A. Sullivan, III Senior Technical Associate Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. 2501 9th Street, Suite 200, Berkeley, CA, 94710-2515 Voice: 510-841-9190 FAX: 510-841-9208 Business Email: [log in to unmask] Personal Email: [log in to unmask] (primary) Personal Email: [log in to unmask] (secondary)