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Basic Seismology 12; Heron of Alexandria and Fermat's principle of least time
Enders A. Robinson and Dean Clark
Basic Seismology 12; Heron of Alexandria and Fermat's principle of least time
Leading Edge (Tulsa, OK) (May 2006) 25 (5): 556-558
Basic Seismology 12; Heron of Alexandria and Fermat's principle of least time
Leading Edge (Tulsa, OK) (May 2006) 25 (5): 556-558
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Abstract
Heron of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician who lived approximately 10-70 CE and taught at the Museum in Alexandria, wrote on the measurement of geometric figures and apparently had a flair for invention that was centuries before his time.
ISSN: 1070-485X
EISSN: 1938-3789
Serial Title: Leading Edge (Tulsa, OK)
Serial Volume: 25
Serial Issue: 5
Title: Basic Seismology 12; Heron of Alexandria and Fermat's principle of least time
Pages: 556-558
Published: 200605
Text Language: English
Publisher: Society of Exploration Geophysicists,
Tulsa, OK,
United States
DOI:
10.1190/1.2202656
Accession Number: 2006-051786
Categories: Seismology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. 1 table, block diag.
N31°13'00" - N31°13'00", E29°55'00" - E29°55'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States. Reference includes data supplied by Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, United States
Update Code: 200628
