Affixed to it are gnomonic instruments, made by Ignazio Dante in 1573. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
That map and Ritter's others are considered the first examples of a gnomonic map projection, a method to accurately represent the curvature of the earth on a flat surface. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
The distortion, however, is necessarily enormous when the celestial sphere is presented in only six gnomonic maps. From Wordnik.com. [Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction.] Reference
The maps depict the entire earth on a central or gnomonic projection, which shows the globe as six faces of a cube. From Wordnik.com. [David Rumsey Maps] Reference
Such are the Society's six gnomonic maps, the set of six gnomonic maps in Johnstone's 'Atlas of Astronomy,' and my own set of twelve gnomonic maps. From Wordnik.com. [Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction.] Reference
It is a physio-gnomonic symptom of life!. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
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