Science and Instruments: The telescope as a scientific instrument at the beginning of the seventeenth century

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Yaakov Zik

Publication date: 4 February 2016

Published in: Perspectives on Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1162/10636140160176143

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of astronomy and astrophysics (85-03)

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• Galileo's lunar observations in the context of medieval lunar theory
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• Is There a Concept of Experimental Error in Greek Astronomy?

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