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trigonometric functions
Egyptian seked
triangle inscribed in a circle
constructing a table of chords
general angle
addition of angles
angle in standard position
Standard lettering of a triangle
graphs of some trigonometric functions
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How did Ptolemy explain retrograde motion?
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Hipparchus
Greek astronomer
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler
Swiss mathematician
Regiomontanus
German mathematician
Abū al-Wafāʾ
Persian mathematician
François Viète
French mathematician
James Gregory.
James Gregory
Scottish mathematician and astronomer

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