A reconstruction of Bürgi’s sine table at 1' intervals (ca. 1587)

Denis Roegel (1)

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

This document gives a reconstruction of Bürgi’s sine table at 1' intervals. This table is found in a manuscript recently rediscovered by Menso Folkerts. This reconstruction helps assess the accuracy of the original table.

Mots clés: Jost Bürgi; table of sines

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

Denis Roegel. A reconstruction of Bürgi’s sine table at 1' intervals (ca. 1587). 2016. ⟨hal-01316359⟩