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Thābit Ibn qurra between Ptolemy and Copernicus: An analysis of thābit's solar theory

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    Kristian Peder Moesgaard

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Moesgaard, K.P. Thābit Ibn qurra between Ptolemy and Copernicus: An analysis of thābit's solar theory. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 12, 199–216 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357244

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