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Smith, A.M. Ptolemy's search for a law of refraction: A case-study in the classical methodology of “saving the appearances” and its limitations. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 26, 221–240 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00348501
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00348501