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Ptolemy's table of chords

The table of chords, created by the Greek astronomer, geometer, and geographer Ptolemy in Egypt during the 2nd century AD, is a trigonometric table in Book I, chapter 11 of Ptolemy's Almagest, a treatise on mathematical astronomy. It is essentially equivalent to a table of values of the sine function. It was the earliest trigonometric table extensive enough for many practical purposes, including those of astronomy (an earlier table of chords by Hipparchus gave chords only for arcs that were multiples of 7+1/2° = π/24 radians). Centuries passed before more extensive trigonometric tables were created. One such table is the Canon Sinuum created at the end of the 16th century. (Wikipedia).

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