contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoA cool guide to the size of Africa.i.redd.itimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-down1imageA cool guide to the size of Africa.i.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDiplomjodler3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down14·1 month agoIt’s of course totally accidental that the Mercator projection was chosen for the world map, that makes Africa look much smaller compared to other countries.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 month agoI thought it was because of its use in with constant straight lines and angles could be used for travel
minus-squareDiplomjodler3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·1 month agoIn talking about the world map specifically. Nobody would use that for plotting a course.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoI can only go by what these articles claim—that that projection is used for plotting/planning. https://www.britannica.com/science/Mercator-projection
minus-squareNigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoBig Greenland doesn’t want us to know the truth.
minus-squareMaalus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 month agoGood thing Africa is a continent
minus-squarehsdkfr734r@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 month agoYea. It would sink if it was incontinent.
It’s of course totally accidental that the Mercator projection was chosen for the world map, that makes Africa look much smaller compared to other countries.
I thought it was because of its use in with constant straight lines and angles could be used for travel
In talking about the world map specifically. Nobody would use that for plotting a course.
I can only go by what these articles claim—that that projection is used for plotting/planning. https://www.britannica.com/science/Mercator-projection
Big Greenland doesn’t want us to know the truth.
Good thing Africa is a continent
Yea. It would sink if it was incontinent.