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Trigonometry Timeline

Trigonometry originated from the Greeks in around 150 BC and was used for navigation and astronomy. It was first developed by Hipparchus, who created tables of ratios and defined sine, cosine, and other trigonometric functions. Ptolemy improved on Hipparchus' work by calculating square roots and developing sine and cosine rules. Throughout the medieval period, mathematicians in Egypt and other regions continued developing trigonometric formulas and calculating functions using tables. The modern field began to take shape in the 16th-17th centuries as Napier developed logarithmic functions and Pitiscus published the first text called "Trigonometry", establishing the name of the field.

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Trigonometry Timeline

Trigonometry originated from the Greeks in around 150 BC and was used for navigation and astronomy. It was first developed by Hipparchus, who created tables of ratios and defined sine, cosine, and other trigonometric functions. Ptolemy improved on Hipparchus' work by calculating square roots and developing sine and cosine rules. Throughout the medieval period, mathematicians in Egypt and other regions continued developing trigonometric formulas and calculating functions using tables. The modern field began to take shape in the 16th-17th centuries as Napier developed logarithmic functions and Pitiscus published the first text called "Trigonometry", establishing the name of the field.

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Jay-Ar Atienza

Grade 10-2 SSC


Timeline of the Development of
Trigonometry
The 10th and 11th
From the Greek 150 BC. It was first used by Claudius Ptolemy- continued centuries- in Egypt,
word “trigonon” Trigonometry was first Hipparchus. He started out Hipparchus work and improved on mathematicians were
(triangle) + “metron” invented by the Greeks and with creating tablets with his tables. He also figure out able to determine
(measure) was used for navigation and certain ratios. He then went how to calculate square roots other formulas
astronomy. to start to defined chord, and continued work to sine and “a2+b2=c2” “sin2(x)
sine and cosine cosine rules and defined for us +cos2(x)=1”
the inverse function of it.

Trigonometry
In the 17th century- John Medieval Time- the
Napier helped to develop Until the 17th century- 1559- Bartholemaeus
Chinese developed the
the log functions and all the functions that are Pitiscus published a work
tangent function and the
developed some equation known today were called “Trigonometry”
Indians created sine and
to solved oblique calculated by given which is probably where
cosine tables. They also
triangles. tables, but during this we get the name today.
helped to develop the
time, equation began to formal definitions of
be put together to allow cosine, cotangent,
calculating the sine and
cosine with tables.

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