The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection

Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by mkl on Monday November 16, 2020 @05:24AM (#25110134)

That's perfectly compatible with the poles being on the sides and the equator being on a vertical plane. In fact, many globes can be tilted to this position and the main rotation still happens around the poles.

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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by samatman on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:20PM (#25115822)

Granted, but surely that would place "all points" on the equator "on top" rather than "some point"?

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Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection by xvedejas on Monday November 16, 2020 @07:41PM (#25119043)

You're right, I spoke imprecisely. Some point on top to begin with, any other equatorial point you want with a quick spin.

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