Heron of Alexandria's date

Nathan Camillo Sidoli

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Abstract

This paper is a reassessment of the use of the use of Dioptra 35 for the purposes of dating the activity of Heron of Alexandra. It is argued that the text does not contain a carefully recorded eclipse observation that can be attributed to Heron. The most that can be said is that the lunar eclipse of 13 March 62 can probably be taken as a terminus post quem for Heron's activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-61
Number of pages7
JournalCentaurus
Volume53
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Feb

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Keywords

  • Analemma
  • Applied historical astronomy
  • Astronomical dating
  • Dioptra 35
  • Eclipse observation
  • Heron of Alexandria
  • Otto Neugebauer

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  • History and Philosophy of Science

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Heron of Alexandria's date. / Sidoli, Nathan Camillo.

In: Centaurus, Vol. 53, No. 1, 02.2011, p. 55-61.

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Sidoli, NC 2011, 'Heron of Alexandria's date', Centaurus, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 55-61. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0498.2010.00203.x
Sidoli NC. Heron of Alexandria's date. Centaurus. 2011 Feb;53(1):55-61. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0498.2010.00203.x
Sidoli, Nathan Camillo. / Heron of Alexandria's date. In: Centaurus. 2011 ; Vol. 53, No. 1. pp. 55-61.
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