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Der “Pancosmos” von Erhard Weigel (2009/2010)

Kratochwil, Stefan (Author)

Der Globusfreund: Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift für Globen- und Instrumentenkunde
Volume: 57/58
Pages: 11--22

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Instruments, astronomical Globes Globes, celestial 17th century Germany Weigel, Erhard Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

That the Jena mathematics professor Erhard Weigel (1625-1699) built globes has been discussed in pertinent literature. It is less well-known that he also designed and produced walk-in globes taller than a human being, so-called 'Pancosmos'. A 'Pancosmos' is a world model and usually consists of a celestial plus a terrestri- al globe, the latter positioned at the centre of the former. The celestial globe has diameter of approximately five metres and can be entered through a door. Since the globe's surface, instead of depicting the stars, was perforated in the star locations, it was possible for light to penetrate to the sphere's interior, which created a planetari- um-like effect for persons placed inside the globe. Together with complex simulati- on of atmospheric phenomena like fog, lightning, thunder etc., the terrestrial sphere was also represented, thus entertaining observers who had entered the 'Pancosmos' with an extraordinary spectacle. Among the 'Pancosmos' realised by Weigel, two specimens, for which there is written and pictorial evidence, are known best: (1) the globe mounted on top of the Jena Palace in 1661; and (2) the globe dedicated in 1696 to the Danish king Chri- stian V. The present article mainly describes these two Pancosmos' specimens and explains how they operated. The functions of such celestial spheres as teaching aids and as representation objects are outlined.

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