Trigonometrie or the doctrine of triangles
A mariner’s guide. It is the first that provided practical help in all types of trigonometry and navigation. It is divided into three books. The first deals with plane trigonometry, the second with spherical trigonometry , the third with navigation.
Type of object:
Book & Prints
Time period:
Britain rules the waves + France
Place:
London
Date:
1685
Maker / Author:
Richard Norwood
Publisher / Printer:
R.W. for William Fisher, T. Passinger, and R. Smith
Dimensions:
20 x 15 cm
Material:
Paper in rebacked full calf
Graduation:
Inscription:
Norwood on Trigonom.
Provenance:
The Erwin Tomash Library
References:
Description
Influential work, first printed in 1631, on trigonometry and mathematics especially for the purpose of navigation.This work is a mariner’s guide. It is the first that provided practical help in all types of trigonometry and navigation. It is divided into three books. The first deals with plane trigonometry, the second with spherical trigonometry and the third with navigation. In the spherical trigonometry section, he takes two basic formula devised by Napier and uses these as the basis for all his calculations.
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