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The '''table of chords''', created by the astronomer and geometer '''[[Ptolemy]]''' in [[Egypt]] during the 2nd century AD, is a [[trigonometric table]] in Book&nbsp;I, chapter&nbsp;11 of Ptolemy's ''[[Almagest]]'',<ref name=toomer>{{Citation|title=Ptolemy's Almagest|last1=Toomer|first1=G. J.|authorlink=Gerald J. Toomer|publisher=Princeton University Press|year= 1998|ISBN =0-691-00260-6}}</ref> a treatise on [[mathematical astronomy]].  It is essentially equivalent to a table of values of the [[sine]] function.  It was the earliest trigonometric table extensive enough for many practical purposes, including those of astronomy (an earlier table of chords by [[Hipparchus]] gave chords only for arcs that were multiples {{nowrap|of 7½° {{=}} &pi;/24 radians}}).<ref>Thurston, [http://books.google.com/books?id=rNpHjqxQQ9oC&pg=PA235#v=onepage&q&f=false pp. 235&ndash;236].</ref>  Several centuries passed before more extensive trigonometric tables were created.
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== The chord function and the table ==
 
[[File:Chords.svg|thumb|right|400px|Example: The length of the chord subtending a {{nowrap|109.5° arc}} is approximately&nbsp;98.]]
 
A [[chord (geometry)|chord]] of a [[circle]] is a line segment whose endpoints are on the circle. Ptolemy used a circle whose diameter is&nbsp;120.  He tabulated the length of a chord whose endpoints are separated by an arc of ''n''&nbsp;degrees, for ''n'' ranging from 1/2 to 180 by increments of&nbsp;1/2.  In modern notation, the length of the chord corresponding to an arc of ''&theta;''&nbsp;degrees is
 
: <math> \mathrm{chord}\ \theta = 120 \, \sin\left(\frac{\theta^\circ}{2}\right) = 60 \cdot \left( 2 \, \sin\left(\frac{\pi\theta}{360}\right) \right).</math>
 
As ''θ'' goes from 0 to 180, the chord of a ''θ''° arc goes from 0 to&nbsp;120.  For tiny arcs, the chord is to the arc as ''&pi;'' is to&nbsp;3, or more precisely, the ratio can be made as close as desired to ''&pi;''/3&nbsp;≈&nbsp;1.04719755 by making ''θ'' small enough. Thus, for the arc of (1/2)°, the chord is slightly more than the arc.  As the arc increases, the ratio of the chord to the arc decreases.  When the arc reaches 60°, the chord is exactly equal to the arc, i.e. chord&nbsp;60°&nbsp;=&nbsp;60.  For arcs of more than 60°, the chord is less than the arc, until an arc of 180° is reached, when the chord is only&nbsp;120.
 
The fractional parts of chord lengths were expressed in [[sexagesimal]], i.e. base-60, numerals.  For example, where the length of a chord subtended by a 112° arc is reported to be&nbsp;99<sup>p</sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;29'&nbsp;&nbsp;5", it has a length of
 
: <math> 99 + \frac{29}{60} + \frac{5}{60^2}, </math>
 
rounded to the nearest&nbsp;1/60<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=toomer>{{Citation|title=Ptolemy's Almagest|last1=Toomer|first1=G. J.|publisher=Princeton University Press|year= 1998|ISBN =0-691-00260-6}}</ref>
 
After the columns for the arc and the chord, a third column is labeled "sixtieths".  For an arc of&nbsp;''θ''°, the entry in the "sixtieths" column is
 
: <math> \frac{\mathrm{chord} \left(\theta + \tfrac12 \right)^\circ - \mathrm{chord} \left( \theta^\circ\right)}{1/2}. </math>
 
This is the average number of sixtieths that must be added to chord(''θ''°) for each 1° increase in&nbsp;''θ''°, between the entry for&nbsp;''θ''° and that for&nbsp;(''θ''&nbsp;+&nbsp;½)°.  Thus, it is used for [[linear interpolation]].  Glowatzki and Göttsche showed that Ptolemy must have calculated chords to five sexigesimal places in order to achieve the degree of accuracy found in the "sixtieths" column.<ref>Ernst Glowatzki and Helmut Göttsche, ''Die Sehnentafel des Klaudios Ptolemaios. Nach den historischen Formelplänen neuberechnet.'', München, 1976.</ref>
 
: <math>
\begin{array}{|l|rrr|rrr|}
\hline
\text{arc} & \text{chord} & & & \text{sixtieths} & & \\
\hline
{}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \tfrac12 &  0 & 31 & 25 & 1 & 2 & 50 \\
{}\,\,\,\,\,\,\, 1 & 1 & 2 & 50 & 1 & 2 & 50 \\
{}\,\,\,\,\,\,\, 1\tfrac12 & 1 & 34 & 15 & 1 & 2 & 50 \\
{}\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots \\
109 & 97 & 41 & 38 & 0 & 36 & 23 \\
109\tfrac12 & 97 & 59 & 49 & 0 & 36 & 9 \\
110 & 98 & 17 & 54 & 0 & 35 & 56 \\
110\tfrac12 & 98 & 35 & 52 & 0 & 35 & 42\\
111 & 98 & 53 & 43 & 0 & 35 & 29 \\
111\tfrac12 & 99 & 11 & 27 & 0 & 35 & 15 \\
112 & 99 & 29 & 5 & 0 & 35 & 1\\
112\tfrac12 & 99 & 46 & 35 & 0 & 34 & 48 \\
113 & 100 & 3 & 59 & 0 & 34 & 34 \\
{}\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots \\
179 & 119 & 59 & 44 & 0 & 0 & 25 \\
179\frac12 & 119 & 59 & 56 & 0 & 0 & 9 \\
180 & 120 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\hline
\end{array}
</math>
 
== How Ptolemy computed chords ==
 
Chapter 10 of Book&nbsp;I of the ''Almagest'' presents [[Euclidean geometry|geometric]] theorems used for computing chords. Ptolemy used geometric reasoning based on Proposition&nbsp;10 of Book&nbsp;XIII of [[Euclid|Euclid's]] ''[[Euclid's Elements|Elements]]'' to find the chords of 72° and&nbsp;36°.  That Proposition states that if an equilateral [[pentagon]] is inscribed in a circle, then the area of the square on the side of the pentagon equals the sum of the areas of the squares on the sides of the [[hexagon]] and the [[decagon]] inscribed in the same circle.
 
He used [[Ptolemy's theorem]] on quadrilaterals inscribed in a circle to derive formulas for the chord of a half-arc, the chord of the sum of two arcs, and the chord of a difference of two arcs. The theorem states that for a [[quadrilateral]] inscribed in a [[circle]], the product of the lengths of the diagonals equals the sum of the products of the two pairs of opposite sides. The derivations of trigonometric identities rely on a [[cyclic quadrilateral]] in which one side is a diameter of the circle.
 
To find the chords of arcs of 1°&nbsp; and ½° he used approximations based on [[Aristarchus' inequality]]. The inequality states that for arcs &alpha; and &beta;, if 0&nbsp;<&nbsp;&beta;&nbsp;<&nbsp;&alpha;&nbsp;<&nbsp;90°, then
 
: <math> \frac{\sin \alpha}{\sin \beta} < \frac\alpha\beta < \frac{\tan\alpha}{\tan\beta}.</math>
 
Ptolemy showed that for arcs of 1°&nbsp;and ½°, the approximations correctly give the first two sexigesimal places after the integer part.
 
== The numeral system and the appearance of the untranslated table ==
 
{{main|Greek numerals}}
 
Lengths of arcs of the circle, in degrees, and the integer parts of chord lengths, were expressed in a base-10 [[numeral system]] that used 21 of the letters of the [[Greek alphabet]] with the meanings given in the following table, and a symbol, "∠'&thinsp;", that means&nbsp;1/2. Two of the letters, labeled "archaic" below, had not been in use in the Greek language for some centuries before the ''Almagest'' was written.
: <math>
\begin{array}{|rlr|rlr|rlr|}
\hline
\alpha & \mathrm{alpha} &  1 & \iota & \mathrm{iota} & 10 & \varrho & \mathrm{rho} & 100 \\  \beta & \mathrm{beta} & 2 & \kappa & \mathrm{kappa} & 20 & & & \\  \gamma & \mathrm{gamma} & 3 & \lambda & \mathrm{lambda} & 30 & & & \\  \delta & \mathrm{delta} & 4 & \mu & \mathrm{mu} & 40 & & & \\  \varepsilon & \mathrm{epsilon} & 5 & \nu & \mathrm{nu} & 50 & & & \\  \stigma & \mathrm{stigma\ (archaic)} & 6 & \xi & \mathrm{xi} & 60 & & & \\  \zeta & \mathrm{zeta} & 7 & \omicron & \mathrm{omicron} & 70 & & & \\  \eta & \mathrm{eta} & 8 & \pi & \mathrm{pi} & 80 & & & \\  \vartheta & \mathrm{theta} & 9 & \koppa & \mathrm{koppa\ (archaic)} & 90 & & & \\  \hline
\end{array}
</math>
Thus, for example, an arc of {{frac|143|1|2}}&deg; is expressed as <math>\varrho\mu\gamma\angle'</math>.
 
The fractional parts of chord lengths required great accuracy, and were given in two columns in the table: the first giving an integer multiple of&nbsp;1/60, in the range 0–59, the second an integer multiple of&nbsp;1/60<sup>2</sup>&nbsp;=&nbsp;1/3600, also in the range 0–59.
 
Thus in  Heiberg's [http://www.wilbourhall.org/pdfs/HeibergAlmagestComplete.pdf edition of the ''Almagest'' with the table of chords on pages 48–63], the beginning of the table, corresponding to arcs from 1/2&deg; through {{frac|7|1|2}}&deg;, looks like this:
: <math>
\begin{array}{ccc} \pi\varepsilon\varrho\iota\varphi\varepsilon\varrho\varepsilon\iota\tilde\omega\nu & \varepsilon\overset{\text{'}}\nu\vartheta\varepsilon\iota\tilde\omega\nu & \overset{\text{`}}\varepsilon\xi\eta\kappa\omicron\sigma\tau\tilde\omega\nu \\
\begin{array}{|l|} \hline \angle' \\ \alpha \\  \alpha\;\angle' \\  \hline\beta \\  \beta\;\angle' \\  \gamma \\  \hline\gamma\;\angle' \\  \delta \\  \delta\;\angle' \\  \hline\varepsilon \\  \varepsilon\;\angle' \\  \stigma \\  \hline\stigma\;\angle' \\  \zeta \\  \zeta\;\angle' \\  \hline \end{array} & \begin{array}{|r|r|r|} \hline\circ & \lambda\alpha & \kappa\varepsilon \\  \alpha & \beta & \nu \\  \alpha & \lambda\delta & \iota\varepsilon \\  \hline \beta & \varepsilon & \mu \\  \beta & \lambda\zeta & \delta \\  \gamma & \eta & \kappa\eta \\  \hline \gamma & \lambda\vartheta & \nu\beta \\  \delta & \iota\alpha & \iota\stigma \\  \delta & \mu\beta & \mu \\  \hline \varepsilon & \iota\delta & \delta \\  \varepsilon & \mu\varepsilon & \kappa\zeta \\  \stigma & \iota\stigma & \mu\vartheta \\  \hline \stigma & \mu\eta & \iota\alpha \\  \zeta & \iota\vartheta & \lambda\gamma \\  \zeta & \nu & \nu\delta \\  \hline \end{array} & \begin{array}{|r|r|r|r|} \hline \circ & \alpha & \beta & \nu \\  \circ & \alpha & \beta & \nu \\  \circ & \alpha & \beta & \nu \\  \hline \circ & \alpha & \beta & \nu \\  \circ & \alpha & \beta & \mu\eta \\  \circ & \alpha & \beta & \mu\eta \\  \hline\circ & \alpha & \beta & \mu\eta \\  \circ & \alpha & \beta & \mu\zeta \\  \circ & \alpha & \beta & \mu\zeta \\  \hline \circ & \alpha & \beta & \mu\stigma \\  \circ & \alpha & \beta & \mu\varepsilon \\  \circ & \alpha & \beta & \mu\delta \\  \hline \circ & \alpha & \beta & \mu\gamma \\  \circ & \alpha & \beta & \mu\beta \\  \circ & \alpha & \beta & \mu\alpha \\  \hline \end{array}
\end{array}
</math>
 
Later in the table, one can see the base-10 nature of the numerals expressing the integer parts of the arc and the chord length. Thus an arc of 85&deg; is written as <math>\pi\varepsilon</math> (<math>\pi</math> for 80 and <math>\varepsilon</math> for 5) and not broken down into 60&nbsp;+&nbsp;25, and the corresponding chord length of 81 plus a fractional part begins with <math>\pi\alpha</math>, likewise not broken into 60&nbsp;+&nbsp;21. But the fractional part, 4/60&nbsp;+&nbsp;15/60<sup>2</sup>, is written as <math>\delta</math>, for 4, in the 1/60 column, followed by <math>\iota\varepsilon</math>, for 15, in the 1/60<sup>2</sup> column.
: <math>
\begin{array}{ccc} \pi\varepsilon\varrho\iota\varphi\varepsilon\varrho\varepsilon\iota\tilde\omega\nu & \varepsilon\overset{\text{'}}\nu\vartheta\varepsilon\iota\tilde\omega\nu & \overset{\text{`}}\varepsilon\xi\eta\kappa\omicron\sigma\tau\tilde\omega\nu \\
\begin{array}{|l|} \hline \pi\delta\angle' \\  \pi\varepsilon \\  \pi\varepsilon\angle' \\  \hline  \pi\stigma \\  \pi\stigma\angle' \\  \pi\zeta \\  \hline \end{array} & \begin{array}{|r|r|r|} \hline \pi & \mu\alpha & \gamma \\  \pi\alpha & \delta & \iota\varepsilon \\  \pi\alpha & \kappa\zeta & \kappa\beta \\  \hline \pi\alpha & \nu & \kappa\delta \\  \pi\beta & \iota\gamma & \iota\vartheta \\  \pi\beta & \lambda\stigma & \vartheta \\  \hline \end{array} & \begin{array}{|r|r|r|r|} \hline \circ & \circ & \mu\stigma & \kappa\varepsilon \\  \circ & \circ & \mu\stigma & \iota\delta \\  \circ & \circ & \mu\stigma & \gamma \\  \hline \circ & \circ & \mu\varepsilon & \nu\beta \\  \circ & \circ & \mu\varepsilon & \mu \\  \circ & \circ & \mu\varepsilon & \kappa\vartheta \\  \hline \end{array}
\end{array}
</math>
The table has 45 lines on each of eight pages—thus 360 lines.
 
== Notes and references ==
{{Reflist}}
 
* {{Citation|title=Episodes from the Early History of Mathematics|last1=Aaboe|first1=Asger|authorlink=Asger Aaboe|publisher=Mathematical Association of America|year= 1997|ISBN =978-0-88385-613-0}}
 
* {{Citation|title=Greek Science in Antiquity|last1=Clagett|first1=Marshall|authorlink=Marshall Clagett |publisher=Courier Dover Publications|year=2002|ISBN =978-0-8369-2150-2}}
 
* {{Citation|title=A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy|last1=Neugebauer|first1=Otto|authorlink=Otto Neugebauer|publisher=Springer-Verlag|year= 1975|ISBN =978-0-387-06995-1}}
 
* {{Citation|title=Early Astronomy|last1=Thurston|first1=Hugh|authorlink=Hugh Thurston |publisher=Springer|year=1996|ISBN =978-0-387-94822-5}}
 
== External links ==
* [[Johan Ludvig Heiberg (historian)|J. L. Heiberg's]] [http://www.wilbourhall.org/pdfs/HeibergAlmagestComplete.pdf edition of the ''Almagest'' with the table of chords on pages 48–63]
* [http://hypertextbook.com/eworld/chords.shtml Ptolemy's Table of Chords: Trigonometry in the Second Century, by Glenn Elert]
 
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