Tim Bray, the co-inventor of Extensible Markup Language, launches a venture that is creating new technology aimed at rendering computer networks in the form of 2D and 3D maps. Department Editor ...

Earth is a sphere, so how can it be accurately portrayed on a 2D map? Simply flatten Earth into two pancakes, one depicting the Northern Hemisphere and the other the Southern, with the equator ...

In its 2D form the map divided up the continents far away from ... One suggested use was to stick the two sides together like a vinyl record to create a single, double-sided circle.

Languages; English. Ever since we discovered Earth was round, mapmakers have struggled to create a map that accurately shows our planet in 2D. Most notably, Africa always ends up appearing far ...

Earth is a sphere, so how can it be accurately portrayed on a 2D map? Simply flatten Earth into two pancakes, one depicting the Northern Hemisphere and the other the Southern, with the equator ...