Heavenly mathematics : the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry
Title:
Heavenly mathematics : the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry
Author:
Van Brummelen, Glen.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2013]
©2013
Physical Description:
xvi, 192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages color plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Language:
English
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.
ISBN:
9780691148922
Format :
Book
