Science & Math | Mathematics
Heavenly Mathematics
by Glen Van Brummelen 2020-08-27 09:51:07
image1
COMPARE PRICE
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 thi... Read more
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. Less
  • Publication date
  • Language
  • ISBN
  • December 23, 2012
  • eng
  • 9781400844807
autor-image
Glen Van Brummelen
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 Dist...
Compare Prices
image
Buy CAD 56.99
image
Buy GBP 15.46
Available Discount
12 % OFF
12% off Academic Book Titles (ebooks.com)
Show Coupon Code

See More Details

Description: Back to School Promotion at eBooks.com. 12% off Academic book titles. Landing page is on our academics category page. Static image.

10 % OFF
Save 10% OFF on Student Text Books (ebooks.com)
Show Coupon Code

See More Details

Description: Purchase textbooks at student discounts!

20 % OFF
20% Off on selected Categories
Show Coupon Code

See More Details

Description: 20% Off these Categories- Body Mind & Spirit, Family & Relationships, Foreign Language Study, History, Sports & Recreation. Offer Lasts all through January.

Related Books
view all
image1
The Earliest Arithmetics in English:
image1
Introduction to Lie Groups and Lie Algebra, 51:
image1
Deductive Logic:
image1
Topics in Computational Number Theory Inspired by Peter L. Montgomery:
image1
Mathematical Modeling and Applied Calculus:
image1
Probability:
image1
College Placement Math Success in 20 Minutes a Day:
image1
Set Theory An Introduction To Independence Proofs:
image1
Trigonometry Essentials Practice Workbook with Answers:
image1
Time Series Analysis with Long Memory in View:
image1
Solving Problems in Geometry:
image1
Solutions Manual to accompany Fundamentals of Matrix Analysis with Applications:
image1
Analyzing Longitudinal Clinical Trial Data:
image1
Bayesian Inference for Stochastic Processes:
image1
Intermediate Algebra & Analytic Geometry:
image1
A Treatise on Probability:
image1
Applied Linear Algebra:
image1
The King of Infinite Space : Euclid and His Elements:
image1
Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy:
image1
How to Think Like a Mathematician:
image1
99 Variations on a Proof:
image1
College Algebra:
image1
An Introduction to Generalized Linear Models:
image1
Orthogonal Polynomials and Painlevé Equations:
image1
The philosophy of mathematics:

Stay in touch.

© 2024 AMPLE READS