Straight on a map or straight on a globe?

1 · John Cook · Nov. 10, 2022, 12:41 p.m.
Straight lines on a globe are not straight on a map, and straight lines on a map are not straight on a globe. A straight line on a globe is an arc of a great circle, the shortest path between two points. When projected onto a map, a straight path looks curved. Here’s an image […] The post Straight on a map or straight on a globe? first appeared on John D. Cook....