Heavenly mathematics : the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry / Glen Van Brummelen.

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Van Brummelen, Glen (Author)
Other title:	Forgotten art of spherical trigonometry.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:	Spherical trigonometry. Trigonometry.