https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/19/boston-public-schools-world-map-mercator-peters-projection?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=218090&subid=22113254&CMP=GT_US_collection
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Boston public schools map switch aims to amend 500 years of distortion
When Boston public schools introduced a new standard map of the world this week, some young students’ felt their jaws drop. In an instant, their view of the world had changed.
The USA was small. Europe too had suddenly shrunk. Africa and South America appeared narrower but also much larger than usual. And what had happened to Alaska?...
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/19/boston-public-schools-world-map-mercator-peters-projection?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=218090&subid=22113254&CMP=GT_US_collection
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