Photo by pkripperprivate from unsplash
Glen Van Brummelen (Princeton Univ. Press, 2017) Once a mainstay of mathematics, spherical trigonometry no longer appears on school curricula. Here, Glen Van Brummelen reasserts the field’s importance, sharing in… Click to show full abstract
Glen Van Brummelen (Princeton Univ. Press, 2017) Once a mainstay of mathematics, spherical trigonometry no longer appears on school curricula. Here, Glen Van Brummelen reasserts the field’s importance, sharing in illuminating detail how it figured in astronomy, cartography and our understanding of Earth’s rotation. Into the Heart of Our World David Whitehouse (Pegasus, 2017) In this vivid imagined trek into our planet’s depths, science journalist David Whitehouse details the technological advances that are making possible astonishing discoveries, from the origins of seismology to the bacteria living deep in Earth’s crust. P H I L A N T H R O P Y
Journal Title: Nature
Year Published: 2017
Link to full text (if available)
Share on Social Media: Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!