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Globe of Peace

Globe of Peace is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Globe of Peace rather than just read about it. In short: The Globe of Peace (Italian: Mappamondo della Pace) is a large globe located in Apecchio, Pesaro, Italy. It was the Guinness Book of World Records record holder for the world's largest rotating globe until 1999, when it was succeeded by Eartha.

Key takeaways

Globe of Peace belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Globe of Peace to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Globe of Peace from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Globe of Peace (Italian: Mappamondo della Pace) is a large globe located in Apecchio, Pesaro, Italy. It was the Guinness Book of World Records record holder for the world's largest rotating globe until 1999, when it was succeeded by Eartha. It was built over a period of six years by Orfeo Bartolucci, with the stated goal of diffusing a message of peace and liberty to all people. It measures 10 metres in diameter and is reported to weigh 170 quintals, or 17,000 kilograms. Reportedly 250 quintals of putty, 30 cubic metres of wood, and a ton (unclear whether English or Metric) of nails were used in its construction. The globe is located outdoors and has a fibreglass skin. It can hold approximately 600 people and internally contains descriptive tables listing every country of the world and their flags. Bartolucci, formerly a mason and later a building contractor by trade, reports that he had the inspiration for the globe during a visit to the Ducal Palace in Venice during the 1970s. The palace contained – among other exhibits – a globe 2 metres in diameter, and Bartolucci became interested in building a larger one. Upon inquiring of the large publishing house Mondadori in Verona, he was informed that the Guinness Book of World Records reported a globe of 8 metres in diameter at Babson College in Massachusetts. Wanting to take the record, Bartolucci decided on a diameter of ten metres. Bartolucci solicited information about the Babson globe, and found out that it had issues with weather resistance that had led to deterioration over time, and that the methods used for its construction would cost Bartolucci approximately 500 million lire. This information influenced his design decisions. For six years, Bartolucci worked from 5 A.M. until dusk, using his pension income and accumulated savings but not borrowing any funds. The inauguration ceremony for the globe drew an official representative of the state and an audience of about seven thousand people. Bartolucci also constructed several other interesting artifacts, including a globe 5 mm in diameter.

Facts In Russian, the Peace and the World words sounds the same (Russian: мир, romanized: mir is a homonym), often word played in Soviet and Russian politics and propaganda. In Russian, «Globe of Peace» sounds the same as «Globe of World», and a claim «We want a peace» in Russian may literally means «We want [to occupy] the World» (the Soviet and Russian space station «Mir» had mission insignia with a styled Red Star drawn over Globe). In Ukrainian: мир, romanized: myr also means the Peace, but the World word is different in Ukrainian: світ, romanized: svit (pronounce sounds simialar to English: sweet).

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Globe of Peace

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Globe of Peace claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Globe of Peace before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Globe of Peace ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Globe of Peace

In research: Globe of Peace appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Globe of Peace in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Globe of Peace is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Cartography stubs, Globes, Province of Pesaro and Urbino, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Globe of Peace outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Globe of Peace in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Globe of Peace means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Globe of Peace out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Globe of Peace in simple terms?

Why does Globe of Peace matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Globe of Peace?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Globe of Peace.