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Physics with trees, Period 1, 10 Sep '08
Mohinder was playing with the globe on his desk as class assembled. Still no sign of the island; he gave it a push, leaving it spinning as he spoke.
"This is a fairly accurate representation of the planet on which we're standing. A few hundred million years after we have reason to think it looked like this." The globe swirled, continents reforming in a mass. "Continental drift isn't an accuracy concern in modern cartography, which has now a fairly precise view of our world. It looks like this, like this, and also like this,"said Mohinder, showing the various projections.
"All too often a map is a political as well as practical tools; the orientation and centring on a particular country or continent, or what language the cities and rivers are named. And of course there's the functional aspects - political geography may change borders to omit a disputed state, physical geography disregards routes and cities, or a nautical chart distorts land masses in favour of latitude and longitude."
"Is an accurate and apolitical even possible?" asked Mohinder. "What would should be included to define your world and your country; and how much would it mean to a stranger?" He gestured to the equipment laid on the desks. "Start your charts."
[OCD is up!]
"This is a fairly accurate representation of the planet on which we're standing. A few hundred million years after we have reason to think it looked like this." The globe swirled, continents reforming in a mass. "Continental drift isn't an accuracy concern in modern cartography, which has now a fairly precise view of our world. It looks like this, like this, and also like this,"said Mohinder, showing the various projections.
"All too often a map is a political as well as practical tools; the orientation and centring on a particular country or continent, or what language the cities and rivers are named. And of course there's the functional aspects - political geography may change borders to omit a disputed state, physical geography disregards routes and cities, or a nautical chart distorts land masses in favour of latitude and longitude."
"Is an accurate and apolitical even possible?" asked Mohinder. "What would should be included to define your world and your country; and how much would it mean to a stranger?" He gestured to the equipment laid on the desks. "Start your charts."
[OCD is up!]