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OnlMaps

What four commonly used projections do, as shown on a human head.

Scientific American, 1921

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Lee Fife

@onlmaps #Alt4You An image with a head rendered in 4 different map projections. The nose and ear are centered on the "equator". Upper Left: Globular projection where the head  is slightly swollen but otherwise not distorted. Upper Right: Orthographic where the head is extremely swollen around its middle. Lower Left: Stereographic which has the most accurate head shape. Lower Right: Mercator where the forehead and chin are enlarged to be significantly larger than the center of the head.

Jonathan Wright

@onlmaps

Interesting way of showing the distortion that occurs on maps.

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