Some vedic values of Trigrha-maurvī (Q2714485)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1606941
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1606941 |
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20 June 2001
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sinus totus
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total sine
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Some vedic values of Trigrha-maurvī (English)
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The authors attempt to investigate the values of Trigrha-maurvi (sinus totus, the complete or total sine) adopted by ancient Indian mathematicians for the standard table of Sine -- difference between 5th and 14th centuries.NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe present day sine of an angle is the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse in a right angled triangle. The ancient Indian sine of an arc was half the length of the chord of double the arc in a circle of reference. The radius of the circle thus became Trigrha-maurvi.
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