Re: Spherical geometry

From: Michael Orion (beeworks_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/08/04


Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 14:27:37 +0000 (UTC)

On 08 Oct 2004, Sky Rookie wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I'm doing a project in my Fourier Analysis class on spherical geometry, does
>anyone know of any good books or reference material? I am an undergrad, so I
>would need information at that level please :)
>
>Thanks,
>
>John
>

John,

Go to Amazon.com and search on "Spherical Astronomy". Astronomy is the science that uses spherical trig the most, so all the good books on spherical trig are astronomy books.

- MO



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