The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth: The Early History of Trigonometry
Glen Van Brummelen
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Description for The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth: The Early History of Trigonometry
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 halftones. 109 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth is the first major history in English of the origins and early development of trigonometry. Glen Van Brummelen identifies the earliest known trigonometric precursors in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Greece, and he examines the revolutionary discoveries of Hipparchus, the Greek astronomer believed to have been the first to make systematic use of trigonometry in the second century BC while studying the motions of the stars. The book traces trigonometry's development into a full-fledged mathematical discipline in India and Islam; explores its applications to such areas as geography and seafaring navigation in the ... Read more
The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth is the first major history in English of the origins and early development of trigonometry. Glen Van Brummelen identifies the earliest known trigonometric precursors in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Greece, and he examines the revolutionary discoveries of Hipparchus, the Greek astronomer believed to have been the first to make systematic use of trigonometry in the second century BC while studying the motions of the stars. The book traces trigonometry's development into a full-fledged mathematical discipline in India and Islam; explores its applications to such areas as geography and seafaring navigation in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
642g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691129730
SKU
V9780691129730
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99-15
About Glen Van Brummelen
Glen Van Brummelen is professor of mathematics at Quest University Canada. He is the coeditor of "Mathematics and the Historian's Craft" and the coauthor of "Calculus Explorations Powered by Technology: Tales of History and Imagination".
Reviews for The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth: The Early History of Trigonometry
"Fans of the history of mathematics will be richly rewarded by this exhaustively researched book, which focuses on the early development of trigonometry... Finally, the generous and lucid explanations provided throughout the text make Van Brummelen's history a rewarding one for the mathematical tourist."
Mathematics Teacher "[T]his new and comprehensive history of trigonometry is more than welcome
even more so because it ... Read more
Mathematics Teacher "[T]his new and comprehensive history of trigonometry is more than welcome
even more so because it ... Read more