RUS  ENG
Full version
JOURNALS // Russian Journal of Cybernetics // Archive

Russian Journal of Cybernetics, 2020 Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 38–45 (Mi uk6)

This article is cited in 1 paper

Map drawing and foliations of the sphere

A. Papadopulos

University of Strasbourg, The French National Centre for Scientific Research, Strasbourg, France

Abstract: I consider some questions related to Euler's work on cartography and its consequences, in which the foliations of the sphere by meridians and parallels play important roles.

Keywords: mathematical geography, map drawing, history of cartography, perfect map, Leonhard Euler, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, foliation.

DOI: 10.51790/2712-9942-2020-1-1-6



© Steklov Math. Inst. of RAS, 2024