Thales's prediction of a solar eclipse

Journal for the History of Astronomy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 279-282

  Stephenson, F Richard ^a   Fatoohi, Louay J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992810711     PISSN: 00218286     EISSN: 17538556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002182869702800401     Document Type: Article

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