Gregory's meridian line of 1673–74: a St Andrews detective story

DOI10.1080/17498430802019804MaRDI QIDQ3519299zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors J C Amson

Publication date 14 August 2008

Published in BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/17498430802019804

zbMATH Keywords

Gregory, Jamesmeridian lineSt Andrews University

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45)

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