A practical, historical guide to plane and spherical trigonometry with ready-to-use tables.
This edition provides clear methods, examples, and reference tables to support quick, accurate calculations. It explains the fundamentals of logarithms, including characteristics and mantissas, and how these ideas organize numerical work in trigonometry. The material uses foundational tables arranged by Levi L. Conant, built on Gauss’s work, and includes problems that reinforce understanding.
The book blends theory with hands-on tools, making it useful for students and practitioners who rely on numerical computation.
- Comprehensive logarithmic and trigonometric tables for practical calculation
- Explanations of key concepts like mantissas, characteristics, and table navigation
- Exercise sets and page references that connect theory to practice
- Historical context and methods useful for study of classic mathematics texts
Ideal for readers of traditional mathematics, engineering, and anyone needing a solid, historical reference to trig tables and computation.