Map projection concerns the science of mathematical cartography, the techniques by which the Earth's dimensions, shape and features are translated in map form, be that two-dimensional paper or two- or three- dimensional electronic representations. The central focus of this book is on the theory of map projections. Mathematical cartography also takes in map scales and their variation, the division of maps into sets of sheets and nomenclature, and addresses the problems of making measurements and conducting investigations which make use of geodetic measurements and the development of graphical methods for solving problems of spherical trigonometry, marine- and aeronavigation, astronomy and even crystallography.
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The physical surfaces of the Earth and of celestial bodies have complex shapes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
perspective azimuthal projections, oval isocols, perspective cylindrical projections, kartograficheskikh proyektsiy, matematicheskoy kartografii, pseudoconic projection, oblique azimuthal projections, map graticule, pseudoazimuthal projections, pseudocylindrical projection, maximum angular deformation, straight central meridian, equidistant conic projection, modified polyconic projection, sinusoidal meridians, mathematical cartography, conformal cylindrical projection, polar azimuthal equidistant projection, isometric latitudes, region being mapped, elliptical meridians, new map projections, surface being mapped, linear scale factors, polyconic projections Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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perspective azimuthal projections, oval isocols, perspective cylindrical projections, kartograficheskikh proyektsiy, matematicheskoy kartografii, pseudoconic projection, oblique azimuthal projections, map graticule, pseudoazimuthal projections, pseudocylindrical projection, maximum angular deformation, straight central meridian, equidistant conic projection, modified polyconic projection, sinusoidal meridians, mathematical cartography, conformal cylindrical projection, polar azimuthal equidistant projection, isometric latitudes, region being mapped, elliptical meridians, new map projections, surface being mapped, linear scale factors, polyconic projections Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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