Book:Franciscus Vieta/Canon Mathematicus seu ad Triangula
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Franciscus Vieta: Canon Mathematicus seu ad Triangula
Published $\text {1579}$
In English:
- The Mathematical Canon Applied to Triangles
Subject Matter
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