A. Chapman. Dividing the Circle. The Development of Critical Angular Measurement in Astronomy 1500–1650. New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore: Ellis Horwood Library of Space Science and Space Technology, 1990. Pp. 209. ISBN 0-13-217555-X. £15.95 [Book Review]

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