Book:Raúl Ibáñez/The Dream of the Perfect Map

National Geographic "Our Mathematical World" series: $26$

Contents

 * Preface


 * Chapter 1. The Shape of the Earth


 * Chapter 2. The Dimensions of the Earth


 * Chapter 3. Meridians, Parallels and Great Circles


 * Chapter 4. In Search of an Accurate Map of the Earth


 * Chapter 5. The Archimedes Projection or Lambert Equal-Area Cylindrical Projection


 * Chapter 6. The Central or Gnomonic Projection


 * Chapter 7. Stereographic Projection


 * Chapter 8. What Euler Told the Cartographer


 * Chapter 9. The Mercator Projection


 * Epilogue


 * Bibliography


 * Index