Mathematics of the heavens and the earth, the: the early history of trigonometry
Auteur :
Van Brummelen, Glen
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691129730
Date de publication :
25 janv. 2009
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
624 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.