Heavenly mathematics [electronic resource] : the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry / Glen Van Brummelen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2013.Description: xvi, 192 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 516.24 23
LOC classification:
  • QA535 .V36 2013eb
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Contents:
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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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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