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Trigonometry in the World

Where the angles go to work — navigation and surveying, astronomy and its instruments, sound and music, and the engineering that relies on them.

Navigation

Navigation

Surveying

Surveying

Astronomy

Astronomy

Celestial navigation

Celestial navigation

Sextant

Sextant

Theodolite

Theodolite

Astrolabe

Astrolabe

Global Positioning System

Global Positioning System

Sonar

Sonar

Acoustics

Acoustics

Ferris wheel

Ferris wheel

Alternating current

Alternating current

Architecture

Architecture

Signal processing

Signal processing