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Ptolemy's maps of earth and the heavens: A new interpretation

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Communicated by A. Aaboe

I thank Asger Aaboe for his encouragement and his many helpful comments on all aspects of this paper. I thank also Alexander Jones for his permission to publish here as Figure 3, his representation of Ptolemy's ringed sphere based on his study of the text of Book VII, 6–7 of the Geography.

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Berggren, J.L. Ptolemy's maps of earth and the heavens: A new interpretation. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 43, 133–144 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00375348

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