Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry

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Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical TrigonometryHeavenly 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

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