{"product_id":"the-mathematics-of-the-heavens-glen-van-brummelen-9780691129730","title":"The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth: The Early History of Trigonometry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is the first major history in English of the origins and early development of trigonometry. Glen Van Brummelen identifies the earliest known trigonometric precursors in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Greece, and he examines the revolutionary discoveries of Hipparchus, the Greek astronomer believed to have been the first to make systematic use of trigonometry in the second century BC while studying the motions of the stars. The book traces trigonometry's development into a full-fledged mathematical discipline in India and Islam; explores its applications to such areas as geography and seafaring navigation in the European Middle Ages and Renaissance; and shows how trigonometry retained its ancient roots at the same time that it became an important part of the foundation of modern mathematics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the controversies as well, including disputes over whether Hipparchus was indeed the father of trigonometry, whether Indian trigonometry is original or derived from the Greeks, and the extent to which Western science is indebted to Islamic trigonometry and astronomy. The book also features extended excerpts of translations of original texts, and detailed yet accessible explanations of the mathematics in them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No other book on trigonometry offers the historical breadth, analytical depth, and coverage of non-Western mathematics that readers will find in \u003ci\u003eThe Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glen Van Brummelen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691129738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691129730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2009 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009","brand":"Glen Van Brummelen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994127663359,"sku":"9780691129730","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13c0582d-b00e-47d0-bfe6-37bbaf2c3d40.jpg?v=1683328289","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mathematics-of-the-heavens-glen-van-brummelen-9780691129730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}