The development of modern trigonometry shifted during the western Age of Enlightenment, beginning with 17th-century mathematics (Isaac Newton and James Stirling) and reaching its …

Trigonometry apparently arose to solve problems posed in spherics rather than problems posed in plane geometry. Thus, spherical trigonometry is as old as plane trigonometry. The …

As we have seen, the beginnings of trigonometry can be traced far back into history. Hipparchus, in the middle of the first century BC, was the first person known to have treated trigonometry …

Trigonometry traces its roots back to Ancient Babylon and Egypt. This is because the oldest surviving pieces of evidence for trigonometry are the Plimpton Tablet #322 and the Rhind …

Feb 1, 2011 · Recommended as the best general history of mathematics currently available. There is good coverage of aspects of astronomy in antiquity, and the discussion on 'functions' …

May 28, 2025 · Delve into the history of trigonometric functions, exploring their origins, development, and modern applications, and learn about the mathematicians who contributed …

The history of trigonometry is intimately associated with that of astronomy, being its primary mathematical tool. Trigonometry will eventually become its own branch of mathematics, as the …

Oct 5, 2023 · A Greek mathematician, Euclid, who lived around 300 BC was an important figure in geometry and trigonometry. He is most renowned for Euclid's Elements, a very careful study in …

The early history of trigonometry, say for the time from Hipparchus through Ptolemy, is fairly well established, at least in broad outline (van Brummelen 2009).

The term 'trigonometry' first appears as the title of a book Trigonometria by B Pitiscus, published in 1595. Pitiscus also discovered the formulas for sin 2 x, sin 3 x, cos 2 x, cos 3 x …