Historical View of Trigonometry

<BODY LANG="EN" > <HR><center> <table border=1> <td><A HREF="node6.html"><img height=36 width=36 alt="PREVIOUS" src="/UCESIcons/tools/previous.gif"></A></td> <td><A HREF="node5.html"><img height=36 width=36 alt="UP" src="/UCESIcons/tools/up.gif"></A></td> <td><A HREF="node8.html"><img height=36 width=36 alt="NEXT" src="/UCESIcons/tools/next.gif"></A></td> <td><a href="contents-node7.html"><img height=36 width=36 alt="CONTENTS" src="/UCESIcons/tools/toc.gif"></a></td> </table> </center> <HR> <H2>Historical View of Trigonometry</H2> <P> The area of trigonometry, in one form or another, has existed in mathematics for hundreds of years. <P> Rather than detailing such a history in this text, my desire is to access the power of the World Wide Web (via Netscape) and refer to an excellent source of mathematical history which is located in Scotland. <P> The source is the <A HREF="http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/">MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive</A> at the University of St. Andrews. Their <A HREF="http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Trigonometric_functions.html">mathematical history of trigonometry</A> provides an impressive synopsis of the background of this subject. I <B>strongly</B> encourage you to visit this site at your leisure and enjoy the many wonderful offerings at the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. <P> <HR><center> <table border=1> <td><A HREF="node6.html"><img height=36 width=36 alt="PREVIOUS" src="/UCESIcons/tools/previous.gif"></A></td> <td><A HREF="node5.html"><img height=36 width=36 alt="UP" src="/UCESIcons/tools/up.gif"></A></td> <td><A HREF="node8.html"><img height=36 width=36 alt="NEXT" src="/UCESIcons/tools/next.gif"></A></td> <td><a href="contents-node7.html"><img height=36 width=36 alt="CONTENTS" src="/UCESIcons/tools/toc.gif"></a></td> </table> </center> <HR><P><ADDRESS> <I><A HREF="http://www.math.psu.edu/sellersj/">James A. Sellers</A> </I> </ADDRESS> </BODY>