Flattening the earth: two thousand years of map projections
Auteur :
Snyder, John P.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226767475
Date de publication :
5 déc. 1997
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,7 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
652 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.