Subject: Re: [HM] Radian Measure
From: Dinesh Maheshwari (dsm@cypress.com)
Date: Wed Mar 08 2000 - 20:51:01 EST
Dear Kim and HM listmembers,
I do not know much about the history of "Radian Measure" and
find the posts on this topic quite enlightening - my sincere thanks
to all who furnished information on the topic.
> This is based on the inference that Hipparchus too used a
> trigonometric radius R = 3438,
May I request Kim to briefly describe as to how G.J. Toomer et al
(as I comprehend form the post) inferred that "Hipparchus too used
trigonometric radius R = 3438".
I do not have access to Toomers's article on Hipparchus and
would appreciate a brief explanation of his logic behind the
aforementioned inference.
Thanks,
Best Regards,
Dinesh
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Dinesh Maheshwari
Advanced Design Methods
Cypress Semiconductor
San Jose, CA, USA
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