Saturday, May 27, 2017
Jagiellonian University Museum
On Wednesday, we went to the Jagiellonian University Museum. I liked that we were able to see the first globe with the Americas featured on it. I was surprised at how small it was, but was glad that they had an enlarged replica showing what scientists thought the continents looked like in the world. The most interesting part of the globe, was the placement of North America, which was not very near where it is today. I enjoyed the tour of this museum and how the tour guide ended it in the lecture hall, where he explained to us that the hall is still used today.
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The size of the globe also surprised me! Although it makes since due to availability of materials and ability to travel. Maybe the small size also correlates with the confidence of the placement of North America. (Hehe)
ReplyDeleteI agree, I thought the globe would have been bigger. The lecture hall was really cool, the paintings of some of the pass members of the university were interesting to take a look at.
ReplyDeleteThe lecture hall was really impressive and interesting to look at. It was really interesting to learn that it was still used today.
ReplyDeleteI agree the placement and shape of North America also was very interesting to me. The placement of North America was in a totally different spot when compared to the placement of North America today.
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