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Goode homolosine projection, which enjoyed some popularity in the "Space Age", deserves a mention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goode_homolosine_projection ht
by masswerk 7d ago
Goode homolosine projection, which enjoyed some popularity in the "Space Age", deserves a mention.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goode_homolosine_projection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goode_homolosine_projection
- perilunar 6d agoI always thought the Goode homolosine was kind of ugly and 'lumpy' at the edges. The similar Boggs eumorphic projection is really nice though.
- masswerk 6d agoFor reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boggs_eumorphic_projection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boggs_eumorphic_projection
- jhbadger 7d agoYeah -- I remember in old (1960s) TV shows and movies the headquarters of organizations would always have a map like that, often huge on one wall. It makes sense -- why not just peel the Earth like an orange and flatten it out?
- tokai 6d agoReally should be the default institutional projection.
- mrguyorama 6d agoI loved this one as a kid in first grade because it just makes it so clear and obvious what the problem even is! I didn't need diagrams pretending to inflate a balloon in a cylinder, or an animate gif warping from globe to flat. Just, oh of course, like an orange peel!