Dividing the circle : the development of critical angular measurement in astronomy 1500-1850 /
Chapman, Allan.
Dividing the circle : the development of critical angular measurement in astronomy 1500-1850 / Allan Chapman. - 2nd ed. - Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 1995. - 215 p., [40] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. - Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics. .
Previous ed.: Great Britain : Horwood, 1990. Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
0471961698 (hbk.)
Spherical astronomy--History.
Angles (Geometry)--Measurement--History.
Coordinates--Measurement--History.
Astronomical instruments--History.
Astronomers.
Astronomical equipment History.
Dividing the circle : the development of critical angular measurement in astronomy 1500-1850 / Allan Chapman. - 2nd ed. - Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 1995. - 215 p., [40] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. - Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics. .
Previous ed.: Great Britain : Horwood, 1990. Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
0471961698 (hbk.)
Spherical astronomy--History.
Angles (Geometry)--Measurement--History.
Coordinates--Measurement--History.
Astronomical instruments--History.
Astronomers.
Astronomical equipment History.