History Globe

Globe, artificial model of the Earth in miniature, was first made in between 1129 - 1140 AD by Muslim Scientists, Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Ibn Muhammad Ibn Idris al-Qurtubi al-Hasani. More famous, he was known as al-Idrisi was born in Ceuta, Spain in 1099 AD Al-Idrisi educated in Cordova. Most people consider al-Idrisi is a renowned geographer and cartographer of the Middle Ages.

Globe made al-Idrisi made of silver round shaped and weigh up to 400 kg. Globe was created in order to meet the demand of King Roger II of Sicily that are interested in scientific knowledge and of al-Idrisi. On the globe have drawn seven continents comes with trade routes, lakes and rivers, major cities, plains and mountainous. As well as well as additional information such as distance, length and height correctly. Globe is equipped with the book al-Kitab al-Rujari (Roger's Book - The book Roger).

Book Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi Ikhtiraq al-Afaq (The Delight of Him Who Desires to Journey Through The Climate - God Favors For Anyone wants to travel long season) is the work of al-Idrisi shaped geographical encyclopedia which contains detailed maps of the State- European countries, Africa and Asia. Next, al-Idrisi compiled a more complete encyclopedia of geography entitled Unnas Rawd-wa-Nuzhat al-Nafs (Pleasure of Men and Delight of Souls - Human Happiness and Enjoyment of Life), which is also called the book of al-Mamalik wa al-Masalik.

Al-Idrisi increasingly popular in Europe over Muslim Geographers as the sailors from the North Sea, Atlantic and Mediterranean are often stopped in Sicilia, where al-Idrisi several years' residence. Some of his work was translated into Latin (Greek) and published in Rome in 1619 AD It is unfortunate, however, that the translation of the book does not give credit (first author mentioned) to al-Idrisi (piracy papers, ed). Interesting that the new European maps using the work of al-Idrisi bebera 5 centuries after the life of al-Idrisi. Cristopher Columbus was using the work of al-Idrisi map to sail the ocean.