Description: Further DetailsTitle: Heavenly MathematicsCondition: NewEAN: 9780691175997ISBN: 9780691175997Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/04/2017Item Height: 235mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 340gAuthor: Glen Van BrummelenLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Forgotten Art of Spherical TrigonometryISBN-10: 0691175993Description: 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.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Science Nature & MathTopic: Technology & EngineeringRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Heavenly Mathematics
Title: Heavenly Mathematics
EAN: 9780691175997
ISBN: 9780691175997
Release Date: 04/04/2017
Release Year: 2017
Subtitle: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry
ISBN-10: 0691175993
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Topic: Technology & Engineering
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Publication Name: Heavenly Mathematics : the Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: History & Philosophy, Geometry / General, Trigonometry
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Mathematics
Author: Glen Van Brummelen
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
