Maps for a Changing World (Gsc-1547)
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Traces the evolution of world map concepts from ancient times to the jet age, emphasizeing the influence of air transportation on present-day concepts of map making. Describes the three-dimensional nature of the earth, explains the distortion which ensues when inpressions of the globe are transferred to a two-dimensional flat map, and illustrates many types of flat maps. Uses animation to explain latitude and longitude, and shows how to use a polar projection map. Collaborator, Georgege T. Renner
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