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@elliot_mertz @bookhistories Were globes such as this one perfectly circular, or can traces of the Newtonian vs Cartesian dispute be detected in their shape? (ref. this introduction to the infamous dispute https://t.co/yaKaLloWMx)
The Shape and Size of the Earth
Overview of attention for book
Table of Contents
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Altmetric BadgeBook Overview
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 1 The Graeco-Roman World
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 2 The Roman World from the End of the Republic to the End of the Empire
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 3 The Middle Ages
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 4 From the Age of the Great Transoceanic Discoveries to the New Measurements of the Earth
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 5 The Shape and the Size of the Earth in the Eighteenth Century
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 6 From the French Revolution to the Artificial Satellites