# On the Shoulders of Hipparchus

@article{Acerbi2003OnTS,
title={On the Shoulders of Hipparchus},
author={Fabio Acerbi},
journal={Archive for History of Exact Sciences},
year={2003},
volume={57},
pages={465-502}
}
• F. Acerbi
• Published 24 April 2003
• Mathematics
• Archive for History of Exact Sciences
L'A. decrit le parcours des nombres d'Hipparque qui ont ete reevalues pour les calculs combinatoires de la Grece ancienne et interprete ces nombres par rapport a la logique stoicienne
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