ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Ribes et al.5 argue that their analysis of the measurements of Picard and Philippe and Gabriel-Philippe de la Hire shows that the observed solar diameter, uncorrected for systematic errors, was 32' 9" for the period 1666-82, and then decreased smoothly to 32'6" over the period 1683-1718. The ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/330629a0