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Euler, Delisle and Cartography

In: Mathematical Geography in the Eighteenth Century: Euler, Lagrange and Lambert

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  • Athanase Papadopoulos

    (Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Recherche Mathématique Avancée)

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In this chapter, we give an overview of Leonhard Euler’s work as a geographer. In particular, we shall linger on it relation with the famous French geographer and astronomer Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, with whom he collaborated during his first stay at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1727–1741). Delisle, who played an important role in Euler’s involvement in geography and astronomy, introduced a method for drawing geographical maps which was used in the two atlases published under Euler’s direction. This led Euler to write a memoir in which he worked out the mathematical theory that underlies Delisle’s method.

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  • Athanase Papadopoulos, 2022. "Euler, Delisle and Cartography," Springer Books, in: Renzo Caddeo & Athanase Papadopoulos (ed.), Mathematical Geography in the Eighteenth Century: Euler, Lagrange and Lambert, chapter 0, pages 113-138, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-09570-2_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-09570-2_6
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