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Heavenly Mathematics - 9780691175997

Description: Heavenly MathematicsThe Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry Author(s): Glen Van Brummelen Format: Paperback Publisher: Princeton University Press, United States Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 9780691175997, 978-0691175997 Synopsis 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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Book Title: Heavenly Mathematics

Number of Pages: 216 Pages

Publication Name: Heavenly Mathematics: the Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry

Language: English

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Item Height: 235 mm

Subject: Mathematics, Astronomy

Publication Year: 2017

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 340 g

Subject Area: Marine Science

Author: Glen Van Brummelen

Item Width: 152 mm

Format: Paperback

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