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Ptolemy's search for a law of refraction: A case-study in the classical methodology of “saving the appearances” and its limitations (1982)

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Authors & Contributors
Smith, A. Mark
Simon, Gérard
Jones, Alexander
Niazi, Kaveh Farzad
Houlding, Deborah
Sabra, A. I.
Concepts
Optics
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Astronomy
Physics
Cosmology
Perspective
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
Renaissance
15th century
14th century
13th century
Places
Greece
Rome (Italy)
Middle and Near East
Spain
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