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HOFFMANN, CHRISTOPH (2007) Constant differences: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, the concept of the observer in early nineteenth-century practical astronomy and the history of the personal equation. The British Journal for the History of Science, 40 (3). 333-365 doi:10.1017/s0007087407009478

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TitleConstant differences: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, the concept of the observer in early nineteenth-century practical astronomy and the history of the personal equation
JournalThe British Journal for the History of Science
AuthorsHOFFMANN, CHRISTOPHAuthor
Year2007 (September)Volume40
Issue3
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
DOIdoi:10.1017/s0007087407009478Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceHOFFMANN, CHRISTOPH (2007) Constant differences: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, the concept of the observer in early nineteenth-century practical astronomy and the history of the personal equation. The British Journal for the History of Science, 40 (3). 333-365 doi:10.1017/s0007087407009478
Plain TextHOFFMANN, CHRISTOPH (2007) Constant differences: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, the concept of the observer in early nineteenth-century practical astronomy and the history of the personal equation. The British Journal for the History of Science, 40 (3). 333-365 doi:10.1017/s0007087407009478
In(2007, September) The British Journal for the History of Science Vol. 40 (3) Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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