Why would curvedor rounded lines of latitude make it difficult for salior to accurately draw straight-line compass courses on maps?

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2026-04-09 19:40

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as exploration increased European knowlegde of geography, navigation charts for saliors began covering huge areas of the globe. larger charts meant tat maps became more distored when trying to account for the curved surface of the earth.

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