Heavenly mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry / / Glen Van Brummelen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463091703321
• Autore: Van Brummelen Glen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013
• ISBN: 1-299-05125-1; 1-4008-4480-0
• Edizione: [Course Book]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Disciplina: 516.24
• Soggetti: Spherical trigonometry; Trigonometry; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Heavenly mathematics -- Exploring the sphere -- The ancient approach -- The medieval approach -- The modern approach: right-angled triangles -- The modern approach: oblique triangles -- Areas, angles, and polyhedra -- Stereographic projection -- Navigation.
• Sommario/riassunto: Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of spherical trigonometry, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used this forgotten art to chart the heavens and the Earth. Once at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia, the discipline was also a mainstay of mathematics education for centuries and taught widely until the 1950's. Glen Van Brummelen explores this exquisite branch of mathematics and its role in ancient astronomy, geography, and cartography; Islamic religious rituals; celestial navigation; polyhedra; stereographic projection; and more. He conveys the sheer beauty of spherical trigonometry, providing readers with a new appreciation of its elegant proofs and often surprising conclusions. Heavenly Mathematics is illustrated throughout with stunning historical images and informative drawings and diagrams. This unique compendium also features easy-to-use appendixes as well as exercises that originally appeared in textbooks from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries.

The continuity of Latin literature [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Wim Verbaal, Yanick Maes, Jan Papy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784829903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-40002-5; 9786611400026; 90-474-1069-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• Collana: Brill's studies in intellectual history, , 0920-8607 ; ; v. 144; Latinitas perennis ; ; v. 1
• Classificazione: 18.46; 18.47; 18.48
• Altri autori (Persone): VerbaalWim <1960->; MaesYanick; PapyJ (Jan)
• Disciplina: 870.9
• Soggetti: Latin literature - History and criticism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Developed from papers given at the contactforum Latinitas perennis I ... which took place at the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen en Kunsten on 22 April 2005"--Pref.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / J. Papy , W. Verbaal and Y. Maes -- Chapter One. The Burden Of The Past: By Way Of Introduction / Wim Verbaal -- Chapter Three. Intercultural Imitation In Christian Latin Poetry As A Way To The Medieval Poetics Of Alterity / Francesco Stella -- Chapter Four. Linguistic Unity And Variety Of Styles: The Latin Of Poggio Bracciolini / Davide Canfora -- Chapter Five. ‘The Classics’ As Potential For The Future: The ‘High Period’ Of Ancient Latin Literature / Gregor Vogt-Spira -- Chapter Six. Mastering Authors And Authorizing Masters In The Long Twelfth Century / Jan M. Ziolkowski -- Chapter Seven. Humanist Rhetoric In The Renaissance: Classical Mastery? / Marc Van Der Poel -- Chapter Eight. Bringing Up The Rear: Continuity And Change In The Latin Poetry Of Late Antiquity / Michael Roberts -- Chapter Nine. The Latin Literature Of The Late Middle Ages: Constructions Of A Period / Thomas Haye -- Chapter Ten. “Posteriores ; Sed Non Deteriores”: The Humanist Perspective On Latin Literature At The End Of The Quattrocento And Its Repercussions In The French Renaissance / Perrine Galand-Hallyn -- Index Nominum / J. Papy , W. Verbaal and Y. Maes.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume deals with the question of the continuity of Latin literature throughout its history. For the first time, contributions are brought together from each of the three fields within the studies of Latin literature: Classical, Medieval and Neo-Latin, reflecting on problems such as the transmission of the Latin heritage, the creation and perpetuation of a classical normativeness and the reactions against it. The book is divided into three parts, corresponding to the theoretical principle of organic development: “Beginnings?”, “Perfections?”, “Transitions?”, thus questioning the validity of a similar evolutionistic model. Because of the numerous points of contact between Latin and the national literatures, the volume is of particular relevance for the studies of the European literary history. Contributors include: Davide Canfora, Perrine Galand-Hallyn, Sander Goldberg, Thomas Haye, Marc van der Poel, Michael Roberts, Francesco Stella, Wim Verbaal, Gregor Vogt-Spira, and Jan Ziolkowski.