AN EARLY BUREAU OF LONGITUDE: PEIRESC IN PROVENCE

Seymour L. Chapin

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Abstract: One of the most interesting aspects of the history of science is the role that has been played by amateurs, a role especially important in the early scientific movement. Although this importance has long been recognized, many of these amateurs have never received the attention that they merit. Such is the case with Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc
Published in: NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation, Volume 4, Number 2
Pages: 59 - 66
Cite this article: Chapin, Seymour L., "AN EARLY BUREAU OF LONGITUDE: PEIRESC IN PROVENCE", NAVIGATION: Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1954, pp. 59-66.
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