A calculation method that uses trigonometric functions to solve problems on a sphere. It is used on Earth for surveying and navigation, and on the celestial sphere for astronomy. When a sphere is cut with a plane that passes through its center O, the curved line that is created on the sphere is called a great circle, and a figure enclosed by the minor arcs of three great circles (the shorter arcs when a great circle is divided in two) is called a spherical triangle ( Spherical trigonometry considers the relationships between a, b, c, A, B, and C. The basic relationships include the law of sines and the law of cosines. Using these, when one side or angle of a spherical triangle is known, it is possible to determine the other sides and angles. Spherical trigonometry developed out of necessity for navigation and other purposes, and took on the form we know today in the 14th and 15th centuries. [Osamu Takenouchi] ©Shogakukan "> Spherical trigonometry explanation diagram [figure] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
球面上の問題を解決するために三角関数を用いる計算法。地球上で応用して測量術、航海術、天球上で応用して天文学に用いられる。球をその中心Oを通る平面で切ったとき、球面上にできる切り口の曲線を大円といい、三つの大円の劣弧(大円を二分割したときの短いほうの弧)で囲まれる図形を球面三角形という( このa、b、c、A、B、Cの間の関係を考えるのが球面三角法である。基本の関係として正弦法則、余弦法則がある。これらを用いて、球面三角形の辺、角の一部分がわかっているときに、他の辺、角を求めることができる。球面三角法は、航海などにおける必要から発達し、14、15世紀には今日に近い形ができあがった。 [竹之内脩] ©Shogakukan"> 球面三角法説明図〔図〕 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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