A Treatise of Spherical Trigonometry
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A Treatise of Spherical Trigonometry is a mathematical work by Jeremiah Day that systematically presents the principles and applications of trigonometry on the surface of a sphere, primarily for use in astronomy and navigation.
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| A Treatise of Spherical Trigonometry canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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mathematical treatise ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| audience |
navigators
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students of astronomy ⓘ students of mathematics ⓘ |
| author | Jeremiah Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| covers |
applications to astronomy
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applications to navigation ⓘ laws of sines and cosines for spherical triangles ⓘ spherical triangles ⓘ |
| describes | trigonometric relations on the surface of a sphere ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | university ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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mathematics ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| focus |
practical methods for spherical calculations
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systematic presentation of spherical trigonometry principles ⓘ |
| genre | mathematics textbook ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
Jeremiah Day – educator
NERFINISHED
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Jeremiah Day – mathematician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
proofs
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theorems ⓘ worked examples ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose exposition ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of 19th-century American mathematical textbook writing ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
astronomical calculations
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nautical navigation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
spherical trigonometry
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trigonometry ⓘ |
| mathematicalDomain |
geometry
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trigonometric analysis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
astronomical navigation
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celestial sphere geometry ⓘ great-circle distance computation ⓘ |
| teaches |
methods for solving spherical triangles
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relationships between arcs and angles on a sphere ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
practical computation in astronomy
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practical computation in navigation ⓘ teaching advanced trigonometry ⓘ |
| workOf | Jeremiah Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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