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Video we saw in class: (embedded above)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVX-PrBRtTY
Peters Projection info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall%E2%80%93Peters_projection
http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa030201a.htm
What is a map projection and how does it relate to math?
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/MapProjection.html
How do map projections work?http://www.progonos.com/furuti/MapProj/Normal/CartHow/cartHow.html
The mathematics of Map Projections
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/mapping/6433
Geometric aspects of map projections:
http://kartoweb.itc.nl/geometrics/map%20projections/body.htm
Advanced topics: Cylindrical Equal Area Projections (including Peters)
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CylindricalEqual-AreaProjection.html
More detail on Cartography:
http://www.progonos.com/furuti/MapProj/Normal/TOC/cartTOC.html
ERATOSTHENES:
video we saw in class:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8cbIWMv0rI
Geometric breakdown of his method:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~copyrght/image/books/Spatial%20Synthesis/Eratosthenes/