Heron's Dioptra 35 and Analemma Methods: An Astronomical Determination of the Distance between Two Cities

DOI10.1111/J.1600-0498.2005.470304.XMaRDI QIDQ5710550zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Nathan Sidoli

Publication date 2 December 2005

Published in Centaurus (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0498.2005.470304.x

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of astronomy and astrophysics (85-03)

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