Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Van Brummelen, Glen (1965-....)
Titre(s) : Trigonometry [Texte imprimé] : a very short introduction / Glen Van Brummelen
Publication : Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXII-163 p.) : ill. ; 18 cm
Collection : Very short introductions ; 626
Lien à la collection : Very short introductions
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 153. Index
Born of the desire to understand the workings of motions of the heavenly bodies, trigonometry
gave the ancient Greeks the ability to predict their futures. Most of what we see
of the subject in school comes from these heavenly origins; 15th century astronomer
Regiomontanus called it 'the foot of the ladder to the stars'. In this book, Glen
Van Brummelen shows how trigonometry connects mathematics to science, and has today
become an indispensable tool in predicting cyclic patterns like animal populations
and ocean tides. Its historical journey through major cultures such as medieval India
and the Islamic World has taken it through disciplines such as geography and even
religious practice. Trigonometry has also been a major player in the most startling
mathematical developments of the modern world
Sujet(s) : Trigonométrie
Indice(s) Dewey :
516.24 (23e éd.) = Trigonométrie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0198814313. - ISBN 9780198814313 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46559634b
Notice n° :
FRBNF46559634
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Why? ; Sines, cosines, and their relatives ; Building a sine table with your bare
hands ; Identities, and more identities ; To infinity ... ; ... and beyond, to
complex things ; Spheres and more.
