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minus-squareobserves_depths@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·8 days agoI’ll add that we use the mercator projection because it preserves shapes but not scale. There’s other projections that preserve scale but not shapes.
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·7 days agoDymaxion Map supremacy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map
minus-squareRooster326@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoBut how will we ever know who the anonymous “West” is?
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoOnly the Mathematics and Cartographer classes, or the most elite Historians shall be able to decipher such knowledge.
minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·7 days agoNone of those preserve the shape of Antarctica!
minus-squareWorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 days agoWhat is this Twin-peak Earth?
minus-squarepotoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoNot to start any shit, but the Robinson Projection looks pretty nice.
I’ll add that we use the mercator projection because it preserves shapes but not scale. There’s other projections that preserve scale but not shapes.
Dymaxion Map supremacy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map
Szupermaci
But how will we ever know who the anonymous “West” is?
Only the Mathematics and Cartographer classes, or the most elite Historians shall be able to decipher such knowledge.
None of those preserve the shape of Antarctica!
What is this Twin-peak Earth?
how are the owls?
Superb!
Not to start any shit, but the Robinson Projection looks pretty nice.