 History of trigonometry

The history of trigonometry is a fascinating journey that spans thousands of years and various cultures. Here's a brief overview of its development: ### Ancient Civilizations 1. **Babylonians (c. 2000-1600 BCE)**: - The earliest known trigonometric concepts appeared in Babylonian mathematics. They created a base-60 numeral system and had developed tables of chords, which can be considered precursors to sine and cosine.