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Presents the history in English of the origins and early development of trigonometry. This book identifies the earliest known trigonometric precursors in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Greece, and examines the revolutionary discoveries of Hipparchus. It traces trigonometry's development into a full-fledged mathematical discipline in India and Islam.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-139780691129730
eBay Product ID (ePID)95304848
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
Publication NameThe Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth: the Early History of Trigonometry
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMathematics
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
AuthorGlen Van Brummelen
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Weight624 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorGlen Van Brummelen