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How Newton inspired China's calendar |
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| Authors: | N Kollerstrom FRAS |
| Institution: | Dept of Science and Technology Studies, University College London, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT. |
| Abstract: | In 1702, Newton's lunar theory was received enthusiastically as a means to determine longitude, but it has long been neglected – except in China, as N Kollerstrom explains. |
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