I noticed the statue on the Danube River walk calling him a Slovak mapmaker. Then a bit further on was the marker for a meridian. I took the pictures to show my husband.
The more I read of Mikovini since, the more I am fascinated with this 18th century mathematician/cartographer/engineer/educator.
Two achievements I'll mention here. First he designated a line going through the corner of the Bratislava castle and used it to map much of present day Slovakia, producing some of the first topographical maps of the region. And then, later in life, he engineered a system of artificial lakes to control water in a mining region of northern Slovakia. It is still in use today and has been designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
He is definitely worthy of English language scholarship. Maybe a collaboration between a retired librarian and mathematician?
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