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Re: twisted map
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Wed, 5 Jun 2002 18:46:36 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, John Neal writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> > I deal with the history of cartography, specifically the history of
> > geodesy in Africa (arc of the 30th Meridian).
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> I want to jump in here and mention my favorite projection; when I first saw the
> Peters map, it blew my mind.
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> Check it out: http://www.petersmap.com/page2.html
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> As a high schooler, it really opened my eyes. Why *do* we still use the
> Mercator projection?
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 wasn't so new at all.
(The fact that he's got a domain to hawk it oughta set you off.)
In a way, he's a lot like Mercator, who was also fairly good at self-
promotion...sort of like a fellow named Vespucci, who comes to mind.
best
LFB
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| Here's a quick follow-up to the matter of Arno Peters as a shameless self-promoter and his map as not novel. Here's an article that's rather well-written and goes over the general points (including why the Peters/Gall maps aren't really that (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) 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: (URL) a high schooler, it really opened my eyes. Why *do* we still use the Mercator projection? -John (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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