[Ráfaga]Nº1335: perception, projections, imola

[Jorge Sanz]

Nº1335: perception, projections, imola

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 by Raf

* "Bending Lines: Maps and Data from Distortion to Deception" is an
online exhibition by the Leventhal Map & Education Center about the
perception of reality through maps

https://www.leventhalmap.org/digital-exhibitions/bending-lines/

* This visualization explains projection deformations showing how a
square is distorted on a globe view

https://mathigon.org/course/circles/spheres-cones-cylinders#sphere-maps

* The plan of Imola by DaVinci in 1502 is still accurate and was
created using maths and measurements that transformed cartography
forever [FR]

https://www.nationalgeographic.fr/histoire/2020/05/comment-leonard-de-vinci-a-fait-de-lart-de-la-cartographie-une-science/

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