Ptolemy and Maslama on the transformation of circles into circles in stereographic projection (Q1907217)
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Ptolemy and Maslama on the transformation of circles into circles in stereographic projection (English)
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5 March 1996
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The article is concerned with Ptolemy's Planisphaerium and its commentated Arabic and Latin translations. While Ptolemy avoids proving the universal circle-circle property of the stereographic projection, a proof appears in commentated versions attributed to Maslama. This is explained in detail. The views of Neugebauer and Berggren on the subject matter are challenged.
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stereographic circle
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circle property
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