Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c10.6

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c10.6

The rule for the computation of the sines indicates the method of computing a table by means of their second differences. This is a considerable refinement in calculation, and was first practised in modern times by the English mathematician Briggs (1556–1631).

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