Dating Ptolemy's Star Catalogue through Proper Motions: The Hipparchan Epoch
@article{Dambis2000DatingPS,
title={Dating Ptolemy's Star Catalogue through Proper Motions: The Hipparchan Epoch},
author={Andrei K. Dambis and Yurij N. Efremov},
journal={Journal for the History of Astronomy},
year={2000},
volume={31},
pages={115 - 134}
}Cet article a pour theme la polemique a propos de la datation des releves d'etoiles de Ptolemee et l'explication des erreurs des longitudes des etoiles...
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