Evolution of longitude description system. Example of Polish school geographical atlases (1771–2012)

Abstract

The evolution of the mathematical foundations of maps in school geographical atlases, especially in 19th and 20th century, was one of the elements of the perception of progress in cartography by the didactics of geography. The biggest changes, ongoing also today, concerned cartographic projections used to maps design.

Keywords

• school atlases
• geographical coordinate system
• the description of longitude
• prime meridian