Van Brummelen, Glen.

Heavenly mathematics the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry / [electronic resource] : Glen Van Brummelen. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2013. - xvi, 192 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Heavenly mathematics -- Exploring the sphere -- The ancient approach -- The medieval approach -- The modern approach: right-angled triangles -- The modern approach: oblique triangles -- Areas, angles, and polyhedra -- Stereographic projection -- Navigation.


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Spherical trigonometry.
Trigonometry.


Electronic books.

QA535 / .V36 2013eb

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