Accurate measurements with primitive instruments: the "paradox" in the qanat design

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1058-1064

  Stiros, Stathis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Ancient; Error; Geodesy; Iran; Leveling; Mathematics in antiquity; Qanat; Tunnel; Water channel

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL; GEODESY; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33646584194     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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