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Heavenly Mathematics
The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry
Häftad, 2017
212 kr
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Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of spherical trigonometry, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used this forgotten art to chart the heavens and the Earth. Once at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia, the …
Doctrine of Triangles
A History of Modern Trigonometry
Häftad, 2025
221 kr
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An interdisciplinary history of trigonometry from the mid-sixteenth century to the early twentiethThe Doctrine of Triangles offers an interdisciplinary history of trigonometry that spans four centuries, starting in 1550 and concluding in the 1900s. Glen Van Brummelen tells the story of trigonometry …
Trigonometry
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2020
92 kr
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Born of the desire to understand the workings of motions of the heavenly bodies, trigonometry gave the ancient Greeks the ability to predict their futures. Most of what we see of the subject in school comes from these heavenly origins; 15th century astronomer Regiomontanus called it "the foot of …
Trigonometry
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2020
92 kr
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Born of the desire to understand the workings of motions of the heavenly bodies, trigonometry gave the ancient Greeks the ability to predict their futures. Most of what we see of the subject in school comes from these heavenly origins; 15th century astronomer Regiomontanus called it "the foot of …
Trigonometry
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2020
113 kr
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Born of the desire to understand the workings of motions of the heavenly bodies, trigonometry gave the ancient Greeks the ability to predict their futures. Most of what we see of the subject in school comes from these heavenly origins; 15th century astronomer Regiomontanus called it "the foot of …
Mathematics and the Historian's Craft
The Kenneth O. May Lectures
Av Michael Kinyon, Glen van Brummelen
Inbunden, 2005
1096 kr
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This book brings together for the first time the Kenneth May Lectures that were given at the annual meetings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics. All contributions are of high scholarly value, yet accessible to an audience with a wide range of interests. They provide a …
Mathematics and the Historian's Craft
The Kenneth O. May Lectures
Av Glen van Brummelen, Michael Kinyon
E-bok, 2006
1459 kr
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This book brings together for the first time the Kenneth May Lectures that were given at the annual meetings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics. All contributions are of high scholarly value, yet accessible to an audience with a wide range of interests. They provide a …
Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth
The Early History of Trigonometry
Inbunden, 2009
649 kr
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The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth is the first major history in English of the origins and early development of trigonometry. Glen Van Brummelen identifies the earliest known trigonometric precursors in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Greece, and he examines the revolutionary discoveries of …
Heavenly Mathematics
The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry
Inbunden, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
460 kr
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Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of spherical trigonometry, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used this forgotten art to chart the heavens and the Earth. Once at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia, the …
Doctrine of Triangles
A History of Modern Trigonometry
Inbunden, 2021
392 kr
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An interdisciplinary history of trigonometry from the mid-sixteenth century to the early twentiethThe Doctrine of Triangles offers an interdisciplinary history of trigonometry that spans four centuries, starting in 1550 and concluding in the 1900s. Glen Van Brummelen tells the story of trigonometry …
Doctrine of Triangles
A History of Modern Trigonometry
E-bok, 2021
286 kr
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An interdisciplinary history of trigonometry from the mid-sixteenth century to the early twentieth The Doctrine of Triangles offers an interdisciplinary history of trigonometry that spans four centuries, starting in 1550 and concluding in the 1900s. Glen Van Brummelen tells the story of …
Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth
The Early History of Trigonometry
E-bok, 2021
884 kr
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The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth is the first major history in English of the origins and early development of trigonometry. Glen Van Brummelen identifies the earliest known trigonometric precursors in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Greece, and he examines the revolutionary discoveries of …
Heavenly Mathematics
The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry
E-bok, 2012
286 kr
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An unparalleled illustrated history of spherical trigonometry from antiquity to today Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of spherical trigonometry, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used this forgotten art to chart the heavens and the …
Mathematics and the Historian's Craft
The Kenneth O. May Lectures
Av Michael Kinyon, Glen van Brummelen
Häftad, 2010
1096 kr
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This book brings together for the first time the Kenneth May Lectures that were given at the annual meetings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics. All contributions are of high scholarly value, yet accessible to an audience with a wide range of interests. They provide a …
From Samarqand to Jaipur
Evolving al-Kāshī’s Approximation to the Sine of One Degree
Av Clemency Montelle, Kim Plofker m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1690 kr
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Calculating the sine of one degree, not possible with the tools of geometry alone, was a problem approached frequently in various ways in Hellenistic, Arabic, Persian, and European trigonometry. This book situates the problem and the iterative techniques often used to solve it in the context of …
From Samarqand to Jaipur
Evolving al-Kashi's Approximation to the Sine of One Degree
Av Glen Van Brummelen, Kim Plofker m. fl.
E-bok, 2025
2174 kr
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Calculating the sine of one degree, not possible with the tools of geometry alone, was a problem approached frequently in various ways in Hellenistic, Arabic, Persian, and European trigonometry. This book situates the problem and the iterative techniques often used to solve it in the context of …
From Alexandria, Through Baghdad
Surveys and Studies in the Ancient Greek and Medieval Islamic Mathematical Sciences in Honor of J.L. Berggren
Av Nathan Sidoli, Glen Van Brummelen
Inbunden, 2013
1096 kr
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This book honors the career of historian of mathematics J.L. Berggren, his scholarship, and service to the broader community. The first part, of value to scholars, graduate students, and interested readers, is a survey of scholarship in the mathematical sciences in ancient Greece and medieval …
From Alexandria, Through Baghdad
Surveys and Studies in the Ancient Greek and Medieval Islamic Mathematical Sciences in Honor of J.L. Berggren
Av Glen Van Brummelen, Nathan Sidoli
E-bok, 2013
1416 kr
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This book honors the career of historian of mathematics J.L. Berggren, his scholarship, and service to the broader community. The first part, of value to scholars, graduate students, and interested readers, is a survey of scholarship in the mathematical sciences in ancient Greece and medieval …
From Alexandria, Through Baghdad
Surveys and Studies in the Ancient Greek and Medieval Islamic Mathematical Sciences in Honor of J.L. Berggren
Av Nathan Sidoli, Glen Van Brummelen
Häftad, 2016
1096 kr
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This book honors the career of historian of mathematics J.L. Berggren, his scholarship, and service to the broader community. The first part, of value to scholars, graduate students, and interested readers, is a survey of scholarship in the mathematical sciences in ancient Greece and medieval …
