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The document discusses how representing a spherical Earth on a flat plane map or chart necessarily introduces distortions, as a sphere cannot be perfectly flattened. It notes that when circular areas from different parts of the globe are projected onto a plane, they appear in different sizes and shapes compared to their actual dimensions on the spherical Earth

Author

waranchai

Language

EN