How much money does it take to buy happiness and retire early? When I was younger every kid knew the answer. All you needed was a million dollars. The thinking went that if you had that much money you could spend the royal sum of $100 a day for life… Read more“Map Monday, How much money to buy happiness and retire early?”
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Map Monday, Antietam, inflection point for US Civil War
The Battle of Antietam is often cited as the bloodiest day in American history. Strictly speaking, this isn’t true. The hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas killed more Americans than the battle. It is the bloodiest single day of combat in US history. While more Americans died in four other civil… Read more“Map Monday, Antietam, inflection point for US Civil War”
Map Monday, Mercator Projection Correction?
The Mercator projection is the most common depiction of the Earth on a flat surface. With the exception of members of the flat earth society, most readers of this blog accept that the Earth is a sphere. The more precise among you might protest that it’s flattened at the poles… Read more“Map Monday, Mercator Projection Correction?”