#1335: perception, projections, imola
, last check: Mon, 18 Nov 2024. Post history
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"Bending Lines: Maps and Data from Distortion to Deception" is an online exhibition by the Leventhal Map & Education Center about the perception of reality through maps
https://www.leventhalmap.org/digital-exhibitions/bending-lines/ -
This visualization explains projection deformations showing how a square is distorted on a globe view
https://mathigon.org/course/circles/spheres-cones-cylinders#sphere-maps -
The plan of Imola by DaVinci in 1502 is still accurate and was created using maths and measurements that transformed cartography forever
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https://www.nationalgeographic.fr/histoire/2020/05/comment-leonard-de-vinci-a-fait-de-lart-de-la-cartographie-une-science
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