Hipparchus-The Trigonometry of our Cosmos

from Math! Science! History! · host Gabrielle Birchak

Hipparchus was one of the first mathematicians who trigonometrically defined his astronomical observations through stereographic projection, which is incredibly awe-inspiring! To read the podcast's transcripts and to see a visual description of stereographic projection, please visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. For Math! Science! History! merch, visit https://www.mathsciencehistory.store/ To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h Until next time, carpe diem! All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved

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