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How medieval astronomers made trig tables
Clever tricks used by medieval astronomers to tabulate sines at every degree, before calculators and before calculus.
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- 119
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- 41
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Math & AlgorithmsHistory & Retro Computing2014
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2014 | How medieval astronomers made trig tables by ColinWright | 119 | 41 |
