Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry by Van Brummelen, Glen

Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry

An unparalleled illustrated history of spherical trigonometry from antiquity to today Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history...
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Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry by Van Brummelen, Glen

Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry

BD$41.99

Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry

BD$41.99
Author: Glen Van Brummelen
Format: Paperback
Language: English

An unparalleled illustrated history of spherical trigonometry from antiquity to today

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.

Author: Glen Van Brummelen
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 04/04/2017
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780691175997

About the Author
Glen Van Brummelen is coordinator of mathematics at Quest University Canada and former president of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics. He won the 2016 Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics, awarded by the Mathematical Association of America, and the 2017 3M National Teaching Fellowship, awarded by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

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