Transverse Mercator with an Accuracy of a Few Nanometers (2010)
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A 2010 paper on the Transverse Mercator projection achieves nanometer-scale accuracy, sparking interest in its applications and mathematical intricacies among HN users.
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"Outside a globe, with a a dymaxion projection humans will see the true shapes of their world. Inside a globe, it's too dark to see."
~Apologies to Groucho Marx
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