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Dividing the circle : the development of critical angular measurement in astronomy 1500-1850

Title
Dividing the circle : the development of critical angular measurement in astronomy 1500-1850 / Allan Chapman.
Author
Chapman, Allan, 1946-
Publication
Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 1995.

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Description
215 p., [40] p. of plates : ill., ports.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics
Subject
  • Astronomical equipment History
  • Spherical astronomy > History
  • Angles (Geometry) > Measurement > History
  • Coordinates > Measurement > History
  • Astronomical instruments > History
  • Astronomers
Note
  • Previous ed.: Great Britain : Horwood, 1990.
  • Includes index.
  • 'Published in association with Praxis Publishing, Chichester' - t.p.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 205-206.
Call Number
JSE 96-901
ISBN
0471961698
LCCN
gb 95088451
OCLC
33818695
Author
Chapman, Allan, 1946-
Title
Dividing the circle : the development of critical angular measurement in astronomy 1500-1850 / Allan Chapman.
Imprint
Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 1995.
Edition
2nd ed.
Series
Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics
Bibliography
Bibliography: p. 205-206.
Indexed Term
Astronomical equipment History
Research Call Number
JSE 96-901
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