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Why can't a flat map ever get both angles and area right?
A sailor's chart can show every compass bearing perfectly, angle for angle. Leonhard Euler proved in 1775 that the same map can never also show true sizes.
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A sailor's chart can show every compass bearing perfectly, angle for angle. Leonhard Euler proved in 1775 that the same map can never also show true sizes.
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