Prime meridians in medieval Islamic astronomy
β Scribed by E.S. Kennedy; M.H. Regier
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0083-6656
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