From Hipparchus to a helix ruler |
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Authors: | Jerold Mathews |
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Abstract: | This paper gives a brief history of the chord function — a precursor of the sine function — from the mathematics/astronomy
of Hipparchus and Ptolemy to the early twentieth century. |
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