The Diagram of Unequal Hours.

Examines the valid span of the diagram of unequal hours and to find a mathematical expression for error. Validity of the diagram for the two days of the equinoxes; Illustration of the back of an astrolabe with a double diagram of unequal hours; Obscurity of the introduction of the diagram of unequa...

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Publicado en:Annals of Science Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 173 - 191
Autor principal: Archinard, Margarida
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar1990
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Sumario:Examines the valid span of the diagram of unequal hours and to find a mathematical expression for error. Validity of the diagram for the two days of the equinoxes; Illustration of the back of an astrolabe with a double diagram of unequal hours; Obscurity of the introduction of the diagram of unequal hours to the western world.