Heavenly mathematics the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry /

Main Author: Van Brummelen, Glen.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2013.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10634616
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