The Spherical Case of the Tūsī Couple

@article{Saliba1991TheSC,
  title={The Spherical Case of the Tūsī Couple},
  author={George Saliba and Edward S. Kennedy},
  journal={Arabic Sciences and Philosophy},
  year={1991},
  volume={1},
  pages={285 - 291}
}
In this article we study the development of the mathematical theorem, now known as the Tūsī Couple, and discuss the difference between its plane and spherical applications. Dans cet article, nous étudions le développement du théorème mathématique, connu maintenant sous le nom de ‘couple d'al-Tūsī’; et nous discutons la différence entre son application plane et son application sphérique. 
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