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Excerpt from Le Trait� du Quadrant de Ma�tre Robert Angl�s, Montpellier, Xiiie Siecle, Vol. 35: d104e Latin Et Ancienne Traduction Grecque; 2e Partie
En fait, sur le quadrant de notre auteur, le rayon (c�t� du carr�) est compt� pour 1 2 points, et les tangentes ou cotangentes, �valu�es en points, s'appellent ombres verses ou droites, d�nomination qui indique imm�diatement l'origine arabe de cette disposition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.