The Debate concerning ‘Red’ Sirius
@article{Ceragioli1995TheDC, title={The Debate concerning ‘Red’ Sirius}, author={Roger C. Ceragioli}, journal={Journal for the History of Astronomy}, year={1995}, volume={26}, pages={187 - 226} }
Un debat est etabli pour determiner si la couleur de l'etoile Sirius a change ou non depuis l'Antiquite
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