Is There a Concept of Experimental Error in Greek Astronomy?

DOI10.1017/S0007087400025978MaRDI QIDQ3829508zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Giora Hon

Publication date 1989

Published in BJHS. The British Journal for the History of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

PtolemyHipparchusKeplerTycho

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of astronomy and astrophysics (85-03)

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