SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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He created astrolabe that was a significant advance over two dimensional maps?
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Magellan
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Strabo
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Martin Behaim
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Vasco De Gama
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The earliest extant terrestrial globe was made in 1492 by Martin Behaim (1459–1537) with help from the painter Georg Glockendon. Behaim was a German mapmaker, navigator, and merchant. Working in Nuremberg, Germany, he called his globe the “Nürnberg Terrestrial Globe.” It is now known as the Erdapfel.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Erdapfel (German for ‘earth apple’; pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʔapfl̩] ( listen)) is a terrestrial globe produced by Martin Behaim from 1490–1492. The Erdapfel is the oldest surviving terrestrial globe.
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