The length of coastlines in Ptolemy's <i>Geography</i> and in ancient <i>periploi</i>
The lengths of the coastlines in Ptolemy's <i>Geography</i> are compared with the corresponding values transmitted by other ancient sources, presumably based on some lost <i>periploi</i> (literally "voyages around or circumnavigations", a genre of ancient ge...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-02-01
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| Series: | History of Geo- and Space Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/9/9/2018/hgss-9-9-2018.pdf |