JAN P. HOGENDIJK, The Introduction to Geometry by Qusta ibn
... introduced as “half the chord of twice the arc” (Q 46) without any further explanation. This was probably not very helpful for a beginning student of geometry who had never worked with chords and sines before. At some point, someone made an edited version of the text, which has been preserved in one ...
... introduced as “half the chord of twice the arc” (Q 46) without any further explanation. This was probably not very helpful for a beginning student of geometry who had never worked with chords and sines before. At some point, someone made an edited version of the text, which has been preserved in one ...
