Abstrakt
The paper presents the cultural atmosphere of France under the old regime when the royal court decided to use science to its advantage. At the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, the government's priority became the depiction of strategic points for their protection, with which the Italian Cassini family helped.
The paper is an overview of the then scientific issues that could only be solved by applying methods from new fields. The connection of astronomy and cartography marked a new beginning in the political-administrative way of dealing with space, i.e. territory, in favour of strengthening the power of the monarch, which led to far-reaching changes in education adapted to serve the homeland.