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Error propagation and the distance to the sun

Some time ago, I wrote about the awesome things the Greeks did in astronomy. Basically they calculated the size of the Earth, distance and size of the moon and distance and size of the sun. The value ...
Ars Technica

propagation of a systematic, constant error

I'm grappling with a little real-life problem (with a kitchen scale :facepalm: ) which is more of a "lab dos and donts 101". I don't really know where to post about such things, but since there does ...
JSTOR Daily

Long-Term Shoreline Position Prediction and Error Propagation

Beach erosion necessitates forecasting future shoreline positions for effective coastal management. Simple forecast methods, such as end-point rate and linear regression have been proposed in the ...
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Application of Gaussian Error Propagation Principles for Theoretical Assessment of Model Uncertainty in Simulated Soil Processes Caused by Thermal and Hydraulic Parameters

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT Statistical uncertainty in soil temperature and volumetric water content and related moisture and heat fluxes predicted by a state-of ...
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RP 9: Error propagation and the distance to the Sun

Some time ago, I wrote about the awesome things the Greeks did in astronomy. Basically they calculated the size of the Earth, distance and size of the moon and distance and size of the sun. The value ...