Euler, Delisle and Cartography

Athanase Papadopoulos ()
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Athanase Papadopoulos: Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Recherche Mathématique Avancée

Chapter Chapter 6 in Mathematical Geography in the Eighteenth Century: Euler, Lagrange and Lambert, 2022, pp 113-138 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-09570-2_6

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