Título: Hipparchus on the Latitude of Southern India
Autores: Shcheglov, Dmitriy A.
Fecha: 2010-11-25
Publicador: Greek, roman and byzantine studies
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Tipo: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Peer-reviewed Article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Tema: No aplica
Descripción: Strabo's rejection of Hipparchus' placement of India in favor Eratosthenes' reflects his misunderstanding of Hipparchus' cartographic methods, which preferred celestial observation over Eratosthenes' grid reckoning.
Idioma: Inglés