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Ptolemy, Babylon and the rotation of the Earth |
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| Authors: | J M Steele |
| Affiliation: | Dept of Physics, University of Durham, DH1 3LE |
| Abstract: | John Steele finds that Ptolemy was right to believe that Babylonian observers saw the eclipse of 23 December 383 BC – which poses a problem that can be solved by invoking a large clock error or unusual atmospheric conditions. |
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