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Heavenly mathematics : the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Brummelen, Glen
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Spherical trigonometry.
Trigonometry.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.