Название: Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry
Автор: Glen van Brummelen
Год: 2012
Издательство: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691148929
Формат: PDF
Размер: 28 Мб
Страниц: 216
Язык: Английский
Spherical trigonometry was at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia. The discipline was a mainstay of mathematics education for centuries, and it was a standard subject in high schools until the 1950s. Today, however, it is rarely taught. Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of this forgotten art, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used spherical trigonometry to chart the heavens and the Earth. Glen Van
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