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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Main Author: Shcheglov, Dmitry
Format: Article
Language:ell
Published: Novosibirsk State University Press 2015-01-01
Series:SCHOLE
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Online Access:http://www.nsu.ru/classics/schole/9/9-1-sheglov.pdf