The Doctrine of Triangles
Van Brummelen, Glen![The Doctrine of Triangles](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/348/34865604/CHSBZCOP0334865604.jpg)
An interdisciplinary history of trigonometry from the mid-sixteenth century through to the early twentieth century The Doctrine of Triangles offers an interdisciplinary history of trigonometry that spans four centuries, starting in 1550 and concluding in the 1900s. Glen Van Brummelen tells the story of trigonometry as it evolved from an instrument for understanding the heavens to a practical tool, used in fields such as surveying and navigatio...