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The Worst Of Times: Zero died; so did my play
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Iwrote a play called Shylock, which I was convinced was going to
be the most glorious success. A great star, Zero Mostel, was
playing the lead, and in those days, to have Zero Mostel in your
play made it a guaranteed success.
The cast was assembled, and we began rehearsals in Minskoff's
studios on Broadway. Day after day, the director, John Dexter,
would come in with new ideas, the actors were inspired, and
everyone felt we were en route to a major event in Broadway theatre
history.
I even thought I was going to be a millionaire, for the producer
said to me: "Mr Wesker, you are going to be a ...
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Equal Area Map Projection for Irregularly Shaped Objects.
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; ...decades. Because maps are used to record...an appropriate map projection is essential for...framework. Accurate projections can give researchers...variable-radius map projection that...the conventional map projection and so the resulting projections are either ...
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Flattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years of Map Projections.
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; ...reflects the number of new projections and the rediscovery and modifications of existing projections throughout history, which...Snyder provides details of projection use, history, geometric...first section, Emergence of Map Projections: Classical through Renaissance...medieval legacy of ...
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Global projections: can you draw a flat map of the earth?(Geoskills)
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; ...cartographers create different map projections to represent Earth; * all maps distort the shape, area...Ask students: "What is a map? What do different kinds of maps show?" * BACKGROUND The...credited with creating a world map. Although the ancient Babylonians...COMPREHENSION: Which ...
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Symbolization of Map Projection Distortion: A Review.
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; ...raster data. Maps that show projection distortion have been included...supplemental insets, or as parallel maps. For example, Snyder and...created parallel distortion maps for most maps in their Album of Map Projections. As another example, Canters...
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Qibla, and related, map projections (1).(retro-azimuthal projections)
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; ...correct. In this respect the maps differ from the usual azimuthal projections that render azimuths from...with the normal azimuthal projections, the retro-azimuthal...to completely specify the projection because two properties are required of most map projections. In Craig's (1910...
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Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection.(Book review)
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; ...that the Mercator projection is no longer paramount...published world maps, the book surveys...contemporary world map projections. This discussion...illustrated by sample maps for each projection, augmented with...surfaces et les projections des cartes ...
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Variations of the Gringorten square equal-area map projection.
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; ...an equal-area map projection of the whole world...noted that a square map uses space efficiently...any citations of, or maps drawn on, this projection...original derivation of the projection within a single sexadecant...how to implement the projection in a modern ...
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Map projection. (Geoskills).
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Flattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years of Map Projections.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Geographical Journal
; ...of inspiration. Most projections are exemplified by a...description of the new map projections is preceded by a review of the use of earlier projections during the period...use of a particular projection, although it is not...
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All Equal-Area Map Projections Are Created Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others(*).(Statistical Data Included)
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; ...The ease of implementing map projection equations with digital computers...many users to think that all projection problems have been solved...resolution and large scale, projection effects tend to be small...difficulties in handling map projections and datum transformations...
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