GEORAMA

(Gr. yvs, the earth, and u^ocu, I see. The name given to a large concave globe, or spheric a chamber, having the features of the earth delineated oi the concave surface. A spectator in the interior o such a globe sees a much larger portion of the surface at once than if he occupied an exterior position, and i has accordingly been suggested as a theatre for geo graphical lectures. {Addre to the Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, 1850, b; the President, Captain W. H. Smyfh, R. N.) [s. 1387]