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A Note on the History of Trigonometric Functions

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International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms

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Trigonometric functions appear very frequently in mechanism kinematic equations (for example as soon a revolute joint is involved in the mechanism). Dealing with these functions is di cult and trigonometric substi- tutions are used to transform them into algebraic terms that can be handled more easily. We present briefly the origin of the trigonometric functions and of these substitutions.

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  1. INRIA, BP 93, 06902, Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France

    Jean-Pierre Merlet

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  1. Laboratorio di Robotica e Meccatronica, Dipartimento di Meccanica, Strutture, Ambiente e Territorio, Università di Cassino, Cassino, Italy

    Marco Ceccarelli

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Merlet, JP. (2004). A Note on the History of Trigonometric Functions. In: Ceccarelli, M. (eds) International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2204-2_16

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