Book:Franciscus Vieta/Canon Mathematicus seu ad Triangula

Franciscus Vieta: Canon Mathematicus seu ad Triangula

Published $\text {1579}$
In English:

The Mathematical Canon Applied to Triangles

Subject Matter

• Trigonometry

Contents

• A collection and systematic presentation of the methods of solving both plane and spherical triangles.
• Various new trigonometrical identities.
• Various multiple angle formulas.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Viète, François (Franciscus Vieta) (1540-1603)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Viète, François (Franciscus Vieta) (1540-1603)
• 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $5$: Eternal Triangles: Early trigonometry