Spherical Trigonometry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo spheres
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:hasApplication surveying
satellite tracking
global positioning systems
astronomical navigation
mapping the sky
calculating distances between points on a sphere
determining positions on Earth
determining time from celestial observations
gptkbp:hasConcept great circle
Napier's analogies
Napier's rules
angle of a spherical triangle
oblique spherical triangle
polar triangle
right spherical triangle
side of a spherical triangle
spherical excess
spherical law of cosines
spherical law of sines
gptkbp:hasEquation cosine rule for angles
cosine rule for sides
sine rule
tangent rule
gptkbp:hasHistoricalText gptkb:Almagest
gptkb:On_the_Sphere_and_Cylinder
gptkb:Sphaerica
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Islamic_mathematicians
gptkb:Greek_mathematicians
European mathematicians
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Al-Battani
gptkb:Hipparchus
gptkb:Regiomontanus
gptkb:Menelaus_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Al-Tusi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spherical Trigonometry
gptkbp:importantFor astronomical calculations
celestial navigation
measuring distances on a sphere
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:geometry
trigonometry
gptkbp:studies spherical triangles
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:navigation
cartography
geodesy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plane_and_Spherical_Trigonometry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7