Portraits of the Earth

Abstract

Geodesy--measuring the earth Map projections Scale factors Distances and shortest paths on the sphere Angles, triangles, and area on a sphere Curvature of surfaces Classical projections Equal-area maps Conformal maps Analysis of map distortion Oblique perspectives Other worlds: Maps of surfaces of revolution Appendix A: Aspects of thematic cartography: Symbolization, data classification, and thematic maps Appendix B: Laboratory projects Appendix C: Portraits of the earth: How the maps in this book were produced Bibliography Index.

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