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Re:The True Size Of by HideousKojima on Saturday April 26, 2025 @01:07PM (#43805299)
There's already several, Gall Peters being the most (in)famous. Other than accurately showing size, such maps are pretty useless. Mercator is actually useful for navigation because it maintains angles, all "size accurate" projections have to sacrifice that.
Re:The True Size Of by Affric on Thursday May 01, 2025 @01:43AM (#43854073)
I mostly agree but it’s comical you have put “size accurate” in quotes but have said Mercator “maintains angles” without any qualification.

It preserved rhumb lines.