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Ptolemy and Maslama on the transformation of circles into circles in stereographic projection

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Lorch, R.P. Ptolemy and Maslama on the transformation of circles into circles in stereographic projection. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 49, 271–284 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00376093

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