[Database] (9-NS) Rename "Navigation" Technology To "Atlas"

[Brackenspore]

Motivation

Navigation - it's too vague a name, which ultimately harms it. Both as a phenomenon and as a scientific endeavor, Navigation emerged with the advent of seafaring and mathematics. Essentially, it dates back to the Ancient World. Interestingly, in Civilization 7, Navigation is actually assigned to the Ancient Era. This means that in each Civilization game series, the developers toss this "unfortunate" technology into different Eras (this is one of the problems with naming in Civilization series). Therefore, a more specific term for this technology, appropriate for the Renaissance Era, is proposed.

Proposal

Rename "Navigation" to "Atlas".

The use of the word "atlas" in a geographical context dates from 1595 when the Flemish geographer Gerardus Mercator published Atlas Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura ("Atlas or cosmographical meditations upon the creation of the universe and the universe as created") (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas). That is, it is a specific innovation that appeared at a specific time (Renaissance).

New historical info (instead of Navigation info):

Spoiler :

An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a continent or region of Earth. Advances in astronomy have also resulted in atlases of the celestial sphere or of other planets. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today, many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographical features and political boundaries, many atlases often feature geopolitical, social, religious, and economic statistics. They also have information about the map and places in it.[NEWLINE][NEWLINE]The use of the word "atlas" in a geographical context dates from 1595 when the Flemish geographer Gerardus Mercator published Atlas Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura ("Atlas or cosmographical meditations upon the creation of the universe and the universe as created"). This title provides Mercator's definition of the word as a description of the creation and form of the whole universe, not simply as a collection of maps. The volume that was published posthumously one year after his death is a wide-ranging text but, as the editions evolved, it became simply a collection of maps and it is in that sense that the word was used from the middle of the 17th century. The neologism coined by Mercator was a mark of his respect for the Titan Atlas, the "King of Mauretania", whom he considered to be the first great geographer.

New quote (instead of Navigation quote): "I wanna hang a map of the world in my house. Then I'm gonna put pins into all the locations that I've traveled to. But first, I'm gonna have to travel to the top two corners of the map so it won't fall down". - Mitch Hedberg

New icon: Thank God, it is not required! The current icon is also suitable for the new name.

 

[hokath]

You can go further and move Map Trading here (from Military Science)

 

[Brackenspore]

You can go further and move Map Trading here (from Military Science)

It's a tempting offer , but it falls under the "Game Balance" category. I definitely consider myself an amateur in this category, so I'm only interested in the bloopers in various names.

 

[FPXI]

Actually, I think there's a good argument for moving Map Trading a little earlier anyway. It almost never comes up and it'd be nice if it did.

 

[hokath]

I spend 10 Gold to upgrade you to Envoy.

 

[Recursive]

Timestamp post to arrange all the threads in a neat order.