The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on maps, making them appear different to reality.

He said the flat-Earth map that he used, called the azimuthal equidistant map, would not be legitimate if a 24-hour sun existed. Once he saw it with his own eyes, he realized his theory no longer ...

For me, that means the azimuthal equidistant map [the projection of our world on a flat surface] no longer works. But that doesn't mean I'm right." Campanella had spent about $32,000 on this ...