The western coast of Africa in Ptolemy's <i>Geography</i> and the location of his prime meridian
A controversial question concerning ancient geography is the location of the prime meridian which underlies the position data in Ptolemy's <i>Geography</i> and runs through the Fortunate Islands. An answer to this question is derived by means of a localisation of the places given by...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-03-01
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| Series: | History of Geo- and Space Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/7/27/2016/hgss-7-27-2016.pdf |