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| Titel |
Rectification of the ancient geographic coordinates in Ptolemy's Geographike Hyphegesis |
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C. Marx |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| ISSN |
2190-5010
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In: History of Geo- and Space Sciences ; 3, no. 1 ; Nr. 3, no. 1 (2012-03-28), S.99-112 |
| Datensatznummer |
250000860
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/hgss-3-99-2012.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| A multitude of the ancient places given by Ptolemy in his
Geography (~150 AD) are so far unknown. One of the main
problems of their identification are the errors of the given ancient
coordinates. The different kinds of errors are illustrated by examples. A new
geodetic-statistical analysis method is described, by which groups of places
with homogeneous systematic errors and places with gross errors can be
determined. Based on a transformation function describing the systematic
errors, presumable modern coordinates of unknown places can be computed.
That, in conjunction with further information, can make possible their
identification. A test of the analysis method is carried out on a complex
simulated example and shows its practicability. The analysis method has been
applied within an interdisciplinary research project on Ptolemy's
Geography. Further developments of the method are imaginable to make
it accessible for related data diagnostics. |
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