Map Projections: A Reference Manual (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780748403042)

Map projection is the science of mathematical cartography, the techniques by which the Earth's dimensions, shape and features are translated in map form, in either two-dimensional paper or two- or three- dimensional electronic representations. The central focus of this book is on the theory of map projections. Mathematical cartography also takes in map scales and their variation, the division of maps into sets of sheets and nomenclature, and addresses the problems of making measurements and conducting investigations which make use of geodetic measurements and the development of graphical methods for solving problems of spherical trigonometry, marine- and aeronavigation, astronomy, and even crystallography.

Author: L. M. Bugayevskiy, John Snyder
ISBN-10: 0748403043
ISBN-13: 9780748403042
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 06/28/1995
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.65h x 6.68w x 0.77d