 They decided to put aside the "Geography" for the moment and publish a brief "Introduction to Cosmography" with an accompanying world map.The "Introduction" was written by Ringmann and included a Latin translation of the "Soderini Letter".In a preface to the "Letter", Ringmann wrote 
"I see no reason why anyone could properly disapprove of a name derived from that of Amerigo, the discoverer, a man of sagacious genius.