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World History

elleng

(135,777 posts) Sun Jun 18, 2023, 01:29 PM Jun 2023

We're long overdue for an accurate world map. Get the real story behind different map projections and see which one is the most accurate map of the world.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/finally-a-world-map-that-doesnt-lie?

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Finally, an Accurate World Map That Doesn't Lie (Original Post) elleng Jun 2023 OP

Well, a "more accurate map" is a more accurate description, 4dog Jun 2023 #1

Look up Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Map. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2023 #2

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1. Well, a "more accurate map" is a more accurate description,

Sun Jun 18, 2023, 01:51 PM

Jun 2023

But still a clever idea, and it says in the link that you can actually use his paper version to go from an (approximate) globe to flat.

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2. Look up Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Map.

Sun Jun 18, 2023, 03:00 PM

Jun 2023

He designed this world map, i think, in the 1970s.