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Versine — Versine, in Savoyen ein Getreidemaß, wiegt ungefähr 42 Pfund … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Versine — The versine or versed sine, versin(θ), is a trigonometric function equal to 1 − cos(θ) and 2sin2(½θ). It appeared in some of the earliest trigonometric tables and was once widespread, but it is now little used. There are several related functions … Wikipedia
Versine — Die Versine war ein Gewichtsmaß in Savoyen und als Getreidemaß in Anwendung. 1 Versine = 42 Pfund[1] Einzelnachweise ↑ Carl Günther Ludovici, Grundriß eines vollständigen Kaufmanns Systems, nebst den Anfangsgründen der Handlungswissenschaft, und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
versine — /verr suyn/, n. Trig. See versed sine. Also, versin. * * * … Universalium
versine — ver·sine … English syllables
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List of trigonometric identities — Cosines and sines around the unit circle … Wikipedia
History of trigonometry — The history of trigonometry and of trigonometric functions may span about 4000 years.EtymologyOur modern word sine is derived from the Latin word sinus , which means bay or fold , from a mistranslation (via Arabic) of the Sanskrit word jiva ,… … Wikipedia
Aryabhata — For other uses, see Aryabhata (disambiguation). Āryabhaṭa Statue of Aryabhata on the grounds of IUCAA, Pune. As there is no known information regarding his appearance, any image of Aryabhata originates from an artist s conception. Born 476 … Wikipedia
Haversine formula — The haversine formula is an equation important in navigation, giving great circle distances between two points on a sphere from their longitudes and latitudes. It is a special case of a more general formula in spherical trigonometry, the law of… … Wikipedia
