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Re: twisted map
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Wed, 5 Jun 2002 18:20:53 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> I deal with the history of cartography, specifically the history of
> geodesy in Africa (arc of the 30th Meridian).
I want to jump in here and mention my favorite projection; when I first saw the
Peters map, it blew my mind.
Check it out: http://www.petersmap.com/page2.html
As a high schooler, it really opened my eyes. Why *do* we still use the
Mercator projection?
-John
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| (...) Actually, Peters is a shameless self-promoter. His "Peters Projection" was in fact invented over 150 years ago by a fellow named Gall. Peters just popped in at the right time with the right tirade and put forth his "corrective" map that really (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) For hemispheric mapping, conic projections were generally used. Lambert can be applied cylindrically, though: (URL) Which gives the map severe t/b end compression. I'm not sure, again, what the maths are that govern the original map Suz put (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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