Some notes on the impact of Lagrange's memoir "On the construction of geographical maps"

TL;DR

This paper discusses the historical influence of Lagrange's memoir on geographical map construction and its connections to later mathematical ideas by Chebyshev and Darboux.

Contribution

It highlights the impact of Lagrange's work on subsequent mathematical developments related to geography and map-making.

Findings

Lagrange's memoir influenced later mathematicians like Chebyshev and Darboux.

Connections between Lagrange's ideas and subsequent mathematical concepts in geography.

Historical analysis of mathematical ideas in map construction.

Abstract

These are notes on the impact of Lagrange's memoir on the construction of geographical maps. We mention the relations of some ideas and questions introduced in this memoir with other notions that appeared later in the works of several mathematicians, including in particular Chebyshev (19th c.) and Darboux (19th-20th c.), two mathematicians who were particularly interested in geography.