The Mercator projection is the most common depiction of the Earth on a flat surface. With the exception of members of the flat earth society, most readers of this blog accept that the Earth is a sphere. The more precise among you might protest that it’s flattened at the poles… Read more“Map Monday, Mercator Projection Correction?”
Category: Science
Map Monday, 100th Anniversary of the Grand Canyon
The Colorado River created the Grand Canyon. Geological evidence suggests that the river established its course more than five million years ago. As a formation the canyon itself predates the arrival of the river by nearly 65 million years. So why is Map Monday celebrating the 100th anniversary of something… Read more“Map Monday, 100th Anniversary of the Grand Canyon”
Map Monday, Do we live on a flat earth?
Do we live on a flat earth? Is the world a sphere, a circle or a disk? For the vast majority of people the answer is obviously a sphere. Belief in a flat Earth is even a euphemism for ignorance. Think about the persistent myth that pre-enlightenment Europeans believed the… Read more“Map Monday, Do we live on a flat earth?”