Ernie Wright wrote:
Doing this calculation gives one a renewed appreciation for what
Hipparchus was able to accomplish before trigonometry was invented.

Modern trigonometry, yes, but they had similar and basically sufficient
mathematical tools.

Your point stands, though: Very impressive. Then again, of course, he
was Hipparchus, not some doof.

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