Flattening the Earth

Autori

• John P. Snyder

Parametri

• Geografia & Topografia
• Mappe e viaggi
• Storia

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Cartographers have long grappled with the impossibility of portraying the earth in two dimensions. To solve this problem, mapmakers have created map projections. This work discusses and illustrates the known map projections from before 500BC to the present, with facts on their origins and use.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 1998

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