Map drawing and foliations of the sphere

2020/09/01 by Papadopoulos, Athanase
#Differential Geometry (math.DG) #FOS: Mathematics #History and Overview (math.HO)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2009.01348

Abstract

I will 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.

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