Plate from 18th century encyclopedia showing the analysis of various geometrical concepts and constructions and principles. Diagrams show the use of t

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Plate from 18th century encyclopedia showing the analysis of various geometrical concepts and constructions and principles. Diagrams show the use of trigonometry to establish the heights of objects at a distance such as trees and buildings. Other diagrams show the division of a circle and sphere into secants, segments and sectors.

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Photo credit: © DAVID PARKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: analysis, building, circle, diagram, encyclopedia, geometry, height, illustration, mathematical, secant, sector, segment, sphere, tree, trees, trigonometry