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  2. Eratosthenes - Wikipedia

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    The two cities used were Alexandria and Syene (modern Aswan), and the distance between the cities was measured by professional bematists. [16] A geometric calculation reveals that the circumference of the Earth is the distance between the two cities divided by the difference in shadow angles expressed as a fraction of one turn.

  3. Distance decay - Wikipedia

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    Distance decay is a geographical term which describes the effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions. [1] The distance decay effect states that the interaction between two locales declines as the distance between them increases. Once the distance is outside of the two locales' activity space, their interactions begin to decrease.

  4. History of cartography - Wikipedia

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    Pei is best known for his work in cartography. Although map making and use of the grid existed in China before him, [41]: 106–107 he was the first to mention a plotted geometrical grid and graduated scale displayed on the surface of maps to gain greater accuracy in the estimated distance between different locations.

  5. Early world maps - Wikipedia

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    At the time, one of the most reliable maps of the two hemispheres was the first large-scale map drawn in Armenian. [54] The world map was created in a Western cartographic style. To engrave the map's copper plates, the Schoonebeek brothers, who were considered the best masters, were employed.

  6. Travelling salesman problem - Wikipedia

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    In the Euclidean TSP (see below), the distance between two cities is the Euclidean distance between the corresponding points. In the rectilinear TSP, the distance between two cities is the sum of the absolute values of the differences of their x- and y-coordinates. This metric is often called the Manhattan distance or city-block metric.

  7. Shortest path problem - Wikipedia

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    Shortest path (A, C, E, D, F) between vertices A and F in the weighted directed graph. In graph theory, the shortest path problem is the problem of finding a path between two vertices (or nodes) in a graph such that the sum of the weights of its constituent edges is minimized.

  8. Gravity model of migration - Wikipedia

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    The gravity model of migration is a model in urban geography derived from Newton's law of gravity, and used to predict the degree of migration interaction between two places. [1] In 1941, astrophysicist John Q. Stewart [ 2 ] applied Newton's law to the social sciences, establishing a theoretical foundation for the field of social physics.

  9. History of geography - Wikipedia

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    The map as reconstructed by Eckhard Unger shows Babylon on the Euphrates, surrounded by a circular landmass showing Assyria, Urartu [5] and several cities, in turn surrounded by a "bitter river" , with seven islands arranged around it so as to form a seven-pointed star. The accompanying text mentions seven outer regions beyond the encircling ocean.