The shape and size of the Earth a historical journey from Homer to artificial satellites /

"This book describes in detail the various theories on the shape of the Earth from classical antiquity to the present day and examines how measurements of its form and dimensions have evolved throughout this period. The origins of the notion of the sphericity of the Earth are explained, dating...

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Main Author: Boccaletti, D.
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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