The Error in Longitude in Ptolemy’s Geography
It is well known that all longitudes in Ptolemy’s Geography are cumulatively overestimated, so that his map is excessively stretched from west to east as compared with the modern map. In recent years, a number of scholars have suggested that this stretching can be explained as a result of the change...
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Novosibirsk State University Press
2015-01-01
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| Series: | SCHOLE |
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| Online Access: | http://www.nsu.ru/classics/schole/9/9-1-sheglov.pdf |