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Re: refraction
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Jan 5, 02:13 -0500
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Jan 5, 02:13 -0500
According to Chauvenet (vol. 1, p. 131) the mathematical law of atmospheric refraction is due to Bessel (who was a student of Gauss, and consequently lived in the beginning of XIX century). Alex P.S. I've seen online (Google books or Abebooks, something like that) that there is a new cheap reprint of Chauvenet. It was out of print few years ago but Dover edition was always available for moderate price. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
