Hipparchus on the Latitude of Southern India

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  • Dmitriy A. Shcheglov

Abstract

Strabo's rejection of Hipparchus' placement of India in favor Eratosthenes' reflects his misunderstanding of Hipparchus' cartographic methods, which preferred celestial observation over Eratosthenes' grid reckoning.

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2005-12-25

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