The interlink between the determination of the circumference of the Earth and the geographical mapping performed by Ptolemy in his Geography (c. 150 AD) is discussed. As Ptolemy himself stated, he used the value of 180,000 stades for the circumference of the Earth which is in stark contrast to the famous result of Eratosthenes, i.e. 252,000 stades. Many scholars see these different values as a result of the diverse definitions of a stade used by both ancient authors. Such a view cannot, nevertheless, explain the excessive distortion of Ptolemy's world map along the east-west direction. We have treated the problem with the methods of spherical trigonometry and have shown that many features of Ptolemy’s map can be easily explained and correct...
A controversial question concerning ancient geography is the location of the prime meridian which un...
This paper deals with the development of scientific geography during Antiquity from its mythical bac...
Claudius Ptolemy composed his Geography in the city of Alexandria, one of the most prominent intelle...
The interlink between the determination of the circumference of the Earth and the geographical mappi...
The relationship between the determination of the circumference of the Earth and the geographical ma...
International audienceA statistical analysis of the longitudes reported in Ptolemy's Geographia show...
It is well known that all longitudes in Ptolemy’s Geography are cumulatively overestimated, so that ...
A Greek mathematician named Eratosthenes calculated an accurate measurementofthe Earth’s circumferen...
Ensino Médio::MatemáticaEratosthenes measured the circumference of Earth around 240 BC, based on the...
AbstractIn this paper it is argued that Eratosthenes's measurement of the earth depended on estimate...
In the third century B.C.E., Eratosthenes of Cyrene made a famous measurement of the circumference o...
Almost two thousand years ago, Claudius Ptolemy created a guide to drawing maps of the world, identi...
In the third century b.c.e., Eratosthenes of Cyrene made a famous measurement of the circumference o...
Eratosthenes (circa 276 B.C.–194 B.C.) is considered a famous scientist of ancient Greece. He was a ...
The paper summarizes and discusses the main theses exposed in a previous book (L' America dimenticat...
A controversial question concerning ancient geography is the location of the prime meridian which un...
This paper deals with the development of scientific geography during Antiquity from its mythical bac...
Claudius Ptolemy composed his Geography in the city of Alexandria, one of the most prominent intelle...
The interlink between the determination of the circumference of the Earth and the geographical mappi...
The relationship between the determination of the circumference of the Earth and the geographical ma...
International audienceA statistical analysis of the longitudes reported in Ptolemy's Geographia show...
It is well known that all longitudes in Ptolemy’s Geography are cumulatively overestimated, so that ...
A Greek mathematician named Eratosthenes calculated an accurate measurementofthe Earth’s circumferen...
Ensino Médio::MatemáticaEratosthenes measured the circumference of Earth around 240 BC, based on the...
AbstractIn this paper it is argued that Eratosthenes's measurement of the earth depended on estimate...
In the third century B.C.E., Eratosthenes of Cyrene made a famous measurement of the circumference o...
Almost two thousand years ago, Claudius Ptolemy created a guide to drawing maps of the world, identi...
In the third century b.c.e., Eratosthenes of Cyrene made a famous measurement of the circumference o...
Eratosthenes (circa 276 B.C.–194 B.C.) is considered a famous scientist of ancient Greece. He was a ...
The paper summarizes and discusses the main theses exposed in a previous book (L' America dimenticat...
A controversial question concerning ancient geography is the location of the prime meridian which un...
This paper deals with the development of scientific geography during Antiquity from its mythical bac...
Claudius Ptolemy composed his Geography in the city of Alexandria, one of the most prominent intelle...