Trigonometry Quiz: questions and answers
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1. Trigonometry is a branch of:
Mathematics
2. When did studies of Trigonometry emerge?
3rd century BC
3. Trigonometry is the foundation of:
Surveying
4. Who constructed the detailed trigonometric tables in past?
Ptolemy
5. In which book Ptolemy's table of chords can be found?
Almagest
6. When did Ptolemy create mathematical and astronomical treatise?
2nd century AD
7. Who was the Indian mathematician & astronomer in the 5th century?
Aryabhata
8. Which one is the Sanskrit treatise in Indian astronomy?
Surya Siddhanta
9. What is the earliest work on trigonometry in northern Europe?
"De Triangulis"
10. When did Bartholomaeus Pitiscus publish his Trigonometria?
1595