Flattening The Earth

Two Thousand Years Of Map Projections

by John P. Snyder
language: english
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, December of 1997 ‧
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Cartographers have long grappled with the impossibility of portraying the earth in two dimensions. To solve this problem, mapmakers have created map projections. This work discusses and illustrates the known map projections from before 500BC to the present, with facts on their origins and use.

Flattening The Earth

Two Thousand Years Of Map Projections

by John P. Snyder

Property Description
ISBN: 9780226767475
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Release Date: December of 1997
Language: English
Dimensions: 166 x 238 x 24 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 384
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > History and Scientific Methodology
EAN: 9780226767475