Jost Bürgi's skillful computation of sines

Denis Roegel 1
1 MOSEL - Proof-oriented development of computer-based systems
LORIA - FM - Department of Formal Methods
Abstract : This brief note suggests an explanation for Bürgi's simple method for the computation of sines to any accuracy, devised in the 1580s.
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Denis Roegel. Jost Bürgi's skillful computation of sines. [Research Report] LORIA - Université de Lorraine. 2015. ⟨hal-01220160⟩

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