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Heavenly Mathematics - The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry (Paperback)
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Heavenly Mathematics - The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry (Paperback)
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Loot Price R524
Discovery Miles 5 240
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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 discipline was also a
mainstay of mathematics education for centuries and taught widely
until the 1950s. Glen Van Brummelen explores this exquisite branch
of mathematics and its role in ancient astronomy, geography, and
cartography; Islamic religious rituals; celestial navigation;
polyhedra; stereographic projection; and more. He conveys the sheer
beauty of spherical trigonometry, providing readers with a new
appreciation of its elegant proofs and often surprising
conclusions. Heavenly Mathematics is illustrated throughout with
stunning historical images and informative drawings and diagrams.
This unique compendium also features easy-to-use appendixes as well
as exercises that originally appeared in textbooks from the
eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries.
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