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As the UN adopts an equal world map, meet the three geographers who disputed how the Earth was charted 2000 years ago (theconversation.com)
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As the UN adopts an equal world map, meet the three geographers who disputed how the Earth was charted 2000 years ago
https://theconversation.com/as-the-un-adopts-an-equal-world-map-meet-the-three-geographers-who-disputed-how-the-earth-was-charted-2000-years-ago-293297
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[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe -1 points 4 hours ago

Equal earth distorts in a less-useful way for political reasons.

[-] Batman@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Less useful for programmers? Sailors? Nothing stopping them from using Mercator even still, hah.

"Where to tack, captain?"

Arrr, me be callin the UN

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