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The mathematical impossibility of making a perfect world map
<p>Mapping a sphere onto a flat plane is mathematically impossible. But a better world map than the Mercator projection is</p>
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<p>Mapping a sphere onto a flat plane is mathematically impossible. But a better world map than the Mercator projection is</p>
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