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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!]
Sign In 2 (PWT)
During the Lecture 2 (PWT)
Cartographise 2 (PWT)
Talk, sketch-map your home, there are only 4 colours though.
Talk to Mohinder 2 (PWT)
OOC 2 (PWT)
This (http://www.uff.br/mapprojections/mp_en.html) is kinda neat though.
Re: Sign In 2 (PWT)
Re: Sign In 2 (PWT)
Re: During the Lecture 2 (PWT)
Even Altra seemed mildly impressed.
Re: Cartographise 2 (PWT)
The first thing he added was Sunhame and its temple, seat of the Son of the Sun. Only then did he draw Valdemar, Rethwellan, Iftel, Hardorn, placing in the trade roads as best he could, and the capitals.
Lake Evendim wasn't blue, due the colour issue, but red was still attractive, even if it was an odd colour for a lake.
Re: Sign In 2 (PWT)
Re: During the Lecture 2 (PWT)
Re: Cartographise 2 (PWT)
Eventually, she resorted to making a list of things that needed to be included on the map and started over.
Re: Sign In 2 (PWT)
Re: Sign In 2 (PWT)
Re: During the Lecture 2 (PWT)
Re: Cartographise 2 (PWT)
Re: Cartographise 2 (PWT)
They didn't live there any more, and Home was gone, but she knew that desert, so she drew it. Every hill and dune and faded sign.