A Mathematical Exploration of Map Projections Mardi Jon Horowitz There is a long history

There is a long history in the West of viewing Japan through the twin lenses of orientalism and exoticism

and others-to show how they were influenced not only by the beauty of the heavens but by their times

authoritarian

the web changed the way many Americans experienced media

Rhiannon Turner is Professor of Social Psychology at Queen's University Belfast

A Mathematical Exploration of Map Projections Mardi Jon Horowitz There is a long historyHow are maps created? What is the process that enables a location on the Earth's surface to become a point on a sheet of paper? The answer lies in map projections. This book provides a highly readable account of the theory that underpins all major map projections, starting from the concept of map distortion, which all flat maps necessarily possess. The engaging exposition is enhanced by the extensive use of diagrams, including over sixty maps. The