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Who invented trigonometry?


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Trigonometry is discovered by an ancient greek mathematician Hipparchus in the 2ndcentury BC.

The three most important mathematicians involved in devising Greek trigonometry are Hipparchus, Menelaus, and Ptolemy.

  • Hipparchus discovered the table of values of the trigonometric ratios.
  • Ptolemy discovered the table of arcs.
  • Menelaus discovered theorems for spherical trigonometry.

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