Length of Chord of Circle/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Length of Chord of Circle
The result Length of Chord of Circle was the basis of the calculations that Hipparchus of Nicaea used when creating his trigonometrical tables.
Sources
- 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $5$: Eternal Triangles: The origins of trigonometry