Ptolemy's table of chords

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mathematical table
gptkbp:basisFor ancient Greek trigonometry
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
gptkbp:dateCreated 2nd century CE
gptkbp:describes chord lengths for central angles
gptkbp:dividesCircle 360 degrees
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Almagest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ptolemy's table of chords
gptkbp:influenced later trigonometric tables
gptkbp:intervals half-degree increments
gptkbp:relatedTo sine function
circle geometry
gptkbp:usedFor astronomical calculations
trigonometric calculations
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5