Date of Award
1927
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Mathematics
First Advisor
Not Mentioned
Abstract
The Sextant in its earliest known form consisted of divided circles and compasses with simply sights. An early Creek astronomer of the second century after Christ, Claudius Ptolemaeus, or more commonly called Ptolemy, wrote a book entitled Megale Syntaxis tes Astron- omias, also known by the Arabic title Almagest. The instrument described in this book was called the Astrolable and was used to measure the angular distance between stars. It was made of two concentric vertical circles, the largest and outer circle was about sixteen inches in diameter with graduated arc; the central ring was movable and carried the two sights.
Pages
51
Recommended Citation
Troxell, Lillian L.. (1927). Development of Selected Mathematical Instruments Representing Angular, Logarithmic and Arithmetic Computation. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/4117
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright. URI: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
