Who is known as the father of trigonometry?

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A Pierre de Fermat
B Archimedes
C Hipparchus
D Pythagoras

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Answer: C. Hipparchus

The ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus (2nd century BCE) is widely known as the father of trigonometry for creating the first chord table

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