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Instrumental Measurements
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Error Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification
No instrumental measurement is without error. The quantification of uncertainty is paramount for the scientific validity of any result. Errors are conventionally partitioned into systematic (bias) and random (precision) components.
Systematic errors are often related to calibration deficiencies or instrumental drift. [Random … -
Ptolemy
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Legacy and Influence
Ptolemy's synthesis was so thorough that it became exceptionally difficult to challenge. His mathematical rigor lent the geocentric model an air of unimpeachable scientific validity that persisted even as observational data began to accumulate contradictions. The complexity of the equant system in the Almagest, in particular, was often cited as evidence of its divine sophistication rather than its practical unwieldiness. The rediscovery of his [as…