fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoDenominator, go Mercatormander.xyzimagemessage-square151linkfedilinkarrow-up1870arrow-down114
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minus-squareobserves_depths@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·2 months 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-up26·1 month agoDymaxion Map supremacy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map
minus-squareRooster326@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoBut how will we ever know who the anonymous “West” is?
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoOnly the Mathematics and Cartographer classes, or the most elite Historians shall be able to decipher such knowledge.
minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 month agoNone of those preserve the shape of Antarctica!
minus-squareWorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoWhat is this Twin-peak Earth?
minus-squarepotoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month 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
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.
Szupermaci
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.