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Jan 16 • 08:10 UTC • 🇶🇦 Qatar • Al Jazeera

The Mercator Projection: The Map That Shaped Our Perception of the World and Distorted Its True Size

The article discusses the Mercator projection, a highly influential map created by Gerardus Mercator in 1569, emphasizing its mathematical brilliance and navigational utility while critiquing its role in distorting our understanding of the world's size.

#mercator #map #geography #perception #navigation
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