Author:
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Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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The Mathematics Teacher
Heavenly Mathematics
Author: Glen Van Brummelen
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691175993
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Spherical trigonometry was at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia. The discipline was a mainstay of mathematics education for centuries, and it was a standard subject in high schools until the 1950s. Today, however, it is rarely taught. Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of this forgotten art, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used spherical trigonometry to chart the heavens and the Earth."--Jacket.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691175993
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Spherical trigonometry was at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia. The discipline was a mainstay of mathematics education for centuries, and it was a standard subject in high schools until the 1950s. Today, however, it is rarely taught. Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of this forgotten art, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used spherical trigonometry to chart the heavens and the Earth."--Jacket.
The Annual American Catalog
The American Mathematical Monthly
Author:
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Includes section "Recent publications."
Publisher:
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Includes section "Recent publications."
The School Journal
Spherical Geometry and Its Applications
Author: Marshall A. Whittlesey
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000627527
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Spherical Geometry and Its Applications introduces spherical geometry and its practical applications in a mathematically rigorous form. The text can serve as a course in spherical geometry for mathematics majors. Readers from various academic backgrounds can comprehend various approaches to the subject. The book introduces an axiomatic system for spherical geometry and uses it to prove the main theorems of the subject. It also provides an alternate approach using quaternions. The author illustrates how a traditional axiomatic system for plane geometry can be modified to produce a different geometric world – but a geometric world that is no less real than the geometric world of the plane. Features: A well-rounded introduction to spherical geometry Provides several proofs of some theorems to appeal to larger audiences Presents principal applications: the study of the surface of the earth, the study of stars and planets in the sky, the study of three- and four-dimensional polyhedra, mappings of the sphere, and crystallography Many problems are based on propositions from the ancient text Sphaerica of Menelaus
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000627527
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Spherical Geometry and Its Applications introduces spherical geometry and its practical applications in a mathematically rigorous form. The text can serve as a course in spherical geometry for mathematics majors. Readers from various academic backgrounds can comprehend various approaches to the subject. The book introduces an axiomatic system for spherical geometry and uses it to prove the main theorems of the subject. It also provides an alternate approach using quaternions. The author illustrates how a traditional axiomatic system for plane geometry can be modified to produce a different geometric world – but a geometric world that is no less real than the geometric world of the plane. Features: A well-rounded introduction to spherical geometry Provides several proofs of some theorems to appeal to larger audiences Presents principal applications: the study of the surface of the earth, the study of stars and planets in the sky, the study of three- and four-dimensional polyhedra, mappings of the sphere, and crystallography Many problems are based on propositions from the ancient text Sphaerica of Menelaus
Bulletin
Author: New York State Library
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
General Catalog
Author: University of Missouri
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Courses of Instruction, Buildings and Equipment
Author: Ohio State University. College of Engineering
Publisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
The United States Catalog
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2048
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2048
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