Heavenly mathematics :the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry
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Princeton
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Princeton University Press
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2013
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xvi, 192 p., ]8[ p. col. plates : ill. )some col.(, maps ; 25 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Glen Van Brummelen
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Heavenly mathematics -- Exploring the sphere -- The ancient approach -- The medieval approach -- The modern approach: right-angled triangles -- The modern approach: oblique triangles -- Areas, angles, and polyhedra -- Stereographic projection -- Navigation