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The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth: The Early History of Trigonometry Glen Van Brummelen
The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth: The Early History of Trigonometry
Glen Van Brummelen
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.
352 pages, 16 halftones. 109 line illus. 1 table.
| Mídia | Livros Hardcover Book (Livro com lombada e capa dura) |
| Lançado | 25 de janeiro de 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691129730 |
| Editoras | Princeton University Press |
| Páginas | 352 |
| Dimensões | 165 × 241 × 27 mm · 642 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |