The One Line Dividing the World in Two
We all know the line that splits the world into East and West, but why does it run through a London observatory? The story of the Prime Meridian isn't just…
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The Marshall Islands’ Stick Charts
Long before GPS, Marshallese sailors navigated the vast Pacific using incredible maps made of sticks and shells. These unique charts didn't map land, but rather the invisible currents and swells…
The Mercator’s Hidden Tool: Rhumb Lines
The Mercator projection is famous for its geographical distortions, but these 'flaws' hide its true purpose. It was designed to perfectly represent one thing: the rhumb line, a path of…