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Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection
Mark Monmonier
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| #1640792 in Books | 2004-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.90 x5.25l,1.01 | File type: PDF | 256 pages||2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A Basic Discussion of the Difficulty of Turning a Three-Dimensional Object (Earth) into a Two-Dimensional Presentation|By Roger D. Launius|Mark Monmonier has nearly cornered the market for popular discussion of cartographical issues. A distinguished professor at Syracuse University, Monmonier takes on here the fascinating history of the Mercator projection of the globe. This is
In Rhumb Lines and Map Wars, Mark Monmonier offers an insightful, richly illustrated account of the controversies surrounding Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercator's legacy. He takes us back to 1569, when Mercator announced a clever method of portraying the earth on a flat surface, creating the first projection to take into account the earth's roundness. As Monmonier shows, mariners benefited most from Mercator's projection, which allowed for easy navigation o...
You easily download any file type for your device.Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection | Mark Monmonier.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
