A preliminary note on Bürgi's computation of the sine of the first minute

Denis Roegel (1)

1 MOSEL - Proof-oriented development of computer-based systems

A recently rediscovered manuscript by Jost Bürgi from around 1590 contains novel approaches to the computation of sines. In this note, we examine a specific point in Bürgi's analysis of the sine of the first sexagesimal minute.

Mots clés: Bürgi; sines; calculus of differences; cadastre; Prony; Babbage

Domaines: Histoire et perspectives sur les mathématiques [math.HO]

Denis Roegel. A preliminary note on Bürgi's computation of the sine of the first minute. 2016. ⟨hal-01316358⟩