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It's Okay to Be Smart
Something Strange Happens When You Flatten the Earth…
Season 14
Episode 3
Imprisoned for heresy, Gerardus Mercator later created a map that transformed navigation forever. We explore why his projection distorts the world, how it solved a deadly problem for sailors, and the astonishing mystery of how he used math that hadn’t even been invented yet to do it all.
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