Question

history of trigonometry

Answer 1

The Babylonians could measure angles, and are believed to have invented the division of the circle into 360º.However, it was the Greeks who are seen as the original pioneers of trigonometry.

Answer 2

The Babylonians could measure angles, and are believed to have invented the division of the circle into 360º. However, it was the Greeks who are seen as the original pioneers of trigonometry. A Greek mathematician, Euclid, who lived around 300 BC was an important figure in geometry and trigonometry.