Come to think of it, has anyone seen an online map viewing app that displays the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the mapped area and changes them dynamically as you zoom the map in and out?
thanks,
--a

On 7/18/06, Andrea Moed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
One of my favorite things about Powers of Ten is the constantly maintained link between numbers and lived experience, both in the onscreen graphics and in the narration. IMO, all zooming map UIs should aspire to this level of clarity and sense of orientation.
--a

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>> Darryl Lewis writes:
>>  > Powers of Ten
>>  > watch it here
>>  > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i6B7HzijSo
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>> Narrated by the late Philip Morrison, who hosted the PBS series _The
>> Ring of Truth_, in which he does simple experiments to demonstrated
>> why scientific discoveries have the ring of truth.  Extremely
>> interesting and very appropriate for parents who want to excite their
>> children about science.
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