What was the first book to use the word "Atlas"?
Mercator's Atlas
Ptolemy's Geography
Columbus' Journal
Magellan's Voyage
Answer
Mercator's Atlas, published in 1595, was the first book to use the term "atlas" in its title. The word "atlas" is derived from the Greek myth of Atlas, a Titan who was condemned to hold up the heavens on his shoulders.
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