UID:
almahu_9949406962002882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 123 p. : ill.)
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2012
ISBN:
9781470411930 (online)
Series Statement:
Mathematical World, v. 18
Note:
Chapter 1. Geodesy -- measuring the earth
,
Chapter 2. Map projections
,
Chapter 3. Scale factors
,
Chapter 4. Distances and shortest paths on the sphere
,
Chapter 5. Angles, triangles, and area on a sphere
,
Chapter 6. Curvature of surfaces
,
Chapter 7. Classical projections
,
Chapter 8. Equal-area maps
,
Chapter 9. Conformal maps
,
Chapter 10. Analysis of map distortion
,
Chapter 11. Oblique perspectives
,
Chapter 12. Other worlds: Maps of surfaces of revolution
,
Appendix A. Aspects of thematic cartography: Symbolization, data classification, and thematic maps
,
Appendix B. Laboratory projects
,
Appendix C. Portraits of the earth: How the maps in this book were produced
,
Mode of access : World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Print version: Feeman, Timothy G., 1956- Portraits of the earth : ISSN 1055-9426 ISBN 9780821832554
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
,
Mathematics
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/mawrld/018
