Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. Heavenly Mathematics 1
5. 2. Exploring the Sphere 23
6. 3. The Ancient Approach 42
7. 4. The Medieval Approach 59
8. 5. The Modern Approach: Right- Angled Triangles 73
9. 6. The Modern Approach: Oblique Triangles 94
10. 7. Areas, Angles, and Polyhedra 110
11. 8. Stereographic Projection 129
12. 9. Navigating by the Stars 151
13. Appendix A. Ptolemy’s Determination of the Sun’s Position 173
14. Appendix B. Textbooks 179
15. Appendix C. Further Reading 182
16. Index 189